Standard Lemma guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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prefix
Relating to the rectouterine pouch (Douglas' pouch).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der. Proto-Italic *kūlos Latin cūlus Old French cul Middle French cul French cul Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Old French de Middle French de French de Ancient Greek σᾰ́κκος (sắkkos)bor. Latin saccus Old French sac French sac French cul-de-sacbor. English cul-de-sac English Douglas English culdo- From cul-de-sac of Douglas.
