morsel
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English morsel, from Old French morsel, from Medieval Latin morsellum (“a bit, a little piece”), diminutive. of Latin morsum (“a bit”), neuter of morsus, past participle of mordere (“to bite”). Compare French morceau.
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[edit] Noun
morsel (plural morsels)
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[edit] Translations
small fragment
[edit] External links
- morsel in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- morsel in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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[edit] Old French
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /mor.sɛl/
[edit] Noun
morsel m. (oblique plural morseaus, nominative singular morseaus, nominative plural morsel)
