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diverticle

diverticle noun: a turning; a byway.

Noun

diverticle (plural diverticles)

  1. (obsolete) A turning; a byway.
    • the descrying of the several passages from them unto particular conclusions, and the Diverticles and blind By-paths which Sophifſry and Deceit are wont to tread1659, John Hales, “Abuses of hard Places of Scripture”, in Golden Remains of the Ever Memorable Mr. John Hales
  2. (obsolete) A diverticulum.

Forms of diverticle

pluraldiverticles

Origin of diverticle

From Latin diverticulum, deverticulum (“a bypath”), from divertere (“to turn away”).

Questions about diverticle

What does diverticle mean?
Diverticle means a turning; a byway.
What part of speech is diverticle?
Diverticle is a noun.
What is the plural of diverticle?
The plural of diverticle is diverticles.

Words near diverticle in the dictionary

  1. diverters
  2. divertest
  3. diverteth
  4. divertibility
  5. divertible
  6. diverticle
  7. diverticles
  8. diverticula
  9. diverticulae
  10. diverticular
  11. diverticulate

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