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Sound
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adj
Alternative form of nebulé, nebuly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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noun
A decorative wavy or curly pattern; moulding of an undulating or wavy form.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A single dose intended to be taken using a nebulizer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a small cloud
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cloud
History
From Latin nebula (“little cloud, mist”), though the first sense ("a decorative wavy pattern", as a noun) is perhaps a misunderstanding of the adjective nebulé (“wavy”).
