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Word: Operculum
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 18th century: from Latin, literally ‘lid, covering’, from operire ‘to cover’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ə(ʊ)ˈpəːkjʊləm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a structure that closes or covers an aperture.
Short Definition:structure that closes or covers aperture
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