noun
Meaning 1
A reckoning; computation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
calcule
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Sound
Pronunciation
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kăl′kyo͞ol
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India, Received-Pronunciation, contemporary: /ˈkal.kjuːl/
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/ˈkæl.kjuːl/ conservative Received Pronunciation
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Canada, General-American: /ˈkæl.kjul/
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Australian: /ˈkæl.kjʉːl/
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New-Zealand: /ˈkɛk.kjʉːl/
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Scotland: /ˈkal.kjʉl/
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rhymes with -ælkjuːl
verb
Meaning 2
To calculate, reckon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive, especially, obsolete
Topics: astrology, astronomy, human-sciences, mysticism, natural-sciences, philosophy, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French calcul, derived from Latin calculus (“reckoning”). Doublet of calculus.
Inherited from Middle English calcule /calculen /calclen, derived from Old French calculer (compare French calculer, Spanish calcular, Portuguese calcular, Italian calculàre), derived from Latin calculāre (“reckon, calculate”). Doublet of calculate.