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cyte

/saɪt/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
  2. A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger religious establishment.
  3. A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person.
  4. A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates.
  5. Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.
  6. Any of various chambers in a tissue or organism having specific functions.
  7. A cellular phone.
  8. A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
  9. A settlement granted special status by royal charter or letters patent; traditionally, a settlement with a cathedral regardless of size.
  10. The central business district; downtown.
  11. A large amount of something (used after the noun).

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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