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cerula.

small piece of wax; red crayon (w/miniata); candlestick, stand for wax tapers;

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkeː.rʊ.ɫa]Classical-Latin[ˈt͡ʃɛː.ru.la]
  1. a small piece of wax, especially one used to strike out objectionable passages in books

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin cēra Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin cērula From cēra (“wax”) + -ula.

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