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crible.

sieve, sifter, riddle (any device with holes used to separate small things from larger things)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/kʁibl/
  1. sieve, sifter, riddle (any device with holes used to separate small things from larger things)

    masculine
  2. sieve

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French, from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin criblum, from Latin cribrum (through dissimilation).

verb/kʁibl/
  1. inflection of cribler: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of cribler: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French, from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin criblum, from Latin cribrum (through dissimilation).

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