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moel

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK, US: /mɔɪl/
  • rhymes with -ɔɪl

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noun

Meaning 1

A hill having a rounded outline in its upper portion because the summit is protected from rapid denudation by a layer of soil and a growth of forest trees or grass, or by marshes of peat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Welsh moel (“bare hill”).