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Word: Capsule
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (in the general sense ‘small container’): via French from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa (see case)
ˈkapsjuːl
ˈkapsjʊl
a small case or container, especially a round or cylindrical one
Short Definition:small container
Examples:- he showed us the cylinder of the gun filled with six plastic capsules
a tough sheath or membrane that encloses an organ or other structure in the body, such as a kidney or a synovial joint.
Short Definition:anatomical covering
the foil or plastic covering the cork of a wine bottle.
Short Definition:cover for wine bottle
a dry fruit that releases its seeds by bursting open when ripe, such as a pea pod.
Short Definition:dry fruit
the spore-producing structure of mosses and liverworts, typically borne on a stalk.
Short Definition:part of moss
(of a piece of writing) shortened but retaining the essence of the original; condensed
Short Definition:condensed
Examples:- a capsule review of the movie
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