MONTICLE

Etymology

Noun

monticle (plural monticles)

(now, rare) A small mountain, or hillock. [from 15th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Mon"ti*cle, n. Etym: [L. monticulus, dim. of mons, montis, mountain: cf. F. monticule. See Mount, n.]

Definition: A little mount; a hillock; a small elevation or prominence. [Written also monticule.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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