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tonsil.

Ellipsis of palatine tonsil.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɒn.sɪl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɒn.səl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɔn.sɪl/British, Southern, Standard/ˈtɔn.səl/British, Southern, Standard
  1. Ellipsis of palatine tonsil.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
  2. Any of various small masses of lymphoid tissues.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French tonsille or Latin tonsillae (“the tonsils in the throat”, plural). First attested in the late 16th century,

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