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(fas′i kəl)

noun

any of the sections of a book being brought out in installments prior to its publication in completed form
a small bundle
Bot. a small tuft or cluster of fibers, leaves, stems, roots, etc.

Origin: ME < OFr < L fasciculus, dim. of fascis: see fasces

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noun

A small bundle.
One of the parts of a book published in separate sections. Also called fascicule.
Botany A bundle or cluster of stems, flowers, or leaves.
See fasciculus.

Origin:

Origin: Latin fasciculus

Origin: , diminutive of fascis, bundle

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Related Forms:

fasˈci·cled adjective

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