o|pus|cule

o|pus|cule
o|pus|cule «oh PUHS kyool», noun.
a small work, especially a literary or musical work of small size or limited scope: »

In this opuscule he points out that Modern Society is passing through a great crisis (John Morley).

[< Latin opusculum (diminutive) < opus, -eris a work]

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  • cor|pus|cule — «kr PUHS kyool», noun. = corpuscle. (Cf. ↑corpuscle) …   Useful english dictionary

  • cre|pus|cule — «krih PUHS kyool», noun. = crepuscle. (Cf. ↑crepuscle) …   Useful english dictionary

  • cule — an·i·mal·cule; anon·y·mun·cule; ar·bus·cule; bas·cule; can·i·cule; cau·li·cule; cor·pus·cule; cre·pus·cule; den·ti·cule; dra·mat·i·cule; ed·i·cule; fas·ci·cule; floc·cule; fol·li·cule; grat·i·cule; len·ti·cule; lod·i·cule; mol·e·cule;… …   English syllables

  • corpuscule — cor·pus·cule …   English syllables

  • crepuscule — cre·pus·cule …   English syllables

  • cor — cor·a·cid·i·um; cor·a·ci·idae; cor·a·cite; cor·a·cle; cor·a·co·bra·chi·a·lis; cor·a·coid·al; cor·a·co·ra·di·a·lis; cor·al·lig·e·na; cor·al·li·idae; cor·al·li·na; cor·al·li·na·ce·ae; cor·al·li·ta; cor·al·lite; cor·al·loid; cor·al·lo·rhi·za;… …   English syllables

  • crepuscule — cre•pus•cule [[t]krɪˈpʌs kyul, ˈkrɛp əˌskyul[/t]] also cre•pus•cle [[t]krɪˈpʌs əl[/t]] n. twilight; dusk • Etymology: 1350–1400; < L crepuscul(um)=crepus (akin to creper obscure) + culum cule I …   From formal English to slang

  • corpuscle — cor•pus•cle [[t]ˈkɔr pə səl, pʌs əl[/t]] n. 1) cbl an unattached cell, esp. a blood or lymph cell 2) anat. a small mass of cells forming a distinct anatomical part, as certain sensory receptors 3) any minute particle Sometimes, cor•pus•cule… …   From formal English to slang

  • Crepuscle — Cre*pus cle (kr[ e]*p[u^]s s l), Crepuscule Cre*pus cule (kr[ e]*p[u^]s k[ u]l), n. [L. crepusculum, fr. creper dusky, dark: cf. F. cr[ e]puscule.] Twilight. Bailey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crepuscule — Crepuscle Cre*pus cle (kr[ e]*p[u^]s s l), Crepuscule Cre*pus cule (kr[ e]*p[u^]s k[ u]l), n. [L. crepusculum, fr. creper dusky, dark: cf. F. cr[ e]puscule.] Twilight. Bailey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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