isle

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related terms 1.4 References 2 French 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French ile, earlier isle, from Latin insula

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aɪl
• Homophones: I'll, aisle

[edit] Noun

isle (plural isles)

1. (obsolete or poetic) An island.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• insulate
• insulation
• islet

[edit] References

• isle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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[edit] French

[edit] Noun

isle f. (plural isles)

1. Obsolete spelling of île.