boule
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boule (bo̵̅o̅′lē)
noun
in ancient Greece
- Historical an advisory council of elders
- later, a representative assembly with legislative and administrative functions
Etymology: Gr boulē; akin to ballein, to throw (see ball); orig. sense, to throw oneself in spirit into some effort
boule2 definition
boule (bo̵̅o̅l)
noun
- a French game similar to boccie
- a small rounded mass, as of synthetic sapphire or ruby, produced by the fusion of alumina, suitably tinted, in a furnace
Etymology: Fr, ball < L bulla: see bull
boule3 definition
boule (bo̵̅o̅l)
noun
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