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carrel
1or car·rell
[ kar-uhl ]
Carrel
2[ kuh-rel, kar-uhl; French ka-rel ]
noun
- A·lex·is [uh, -, lek, -sis, a, -lek-, see], 1873–1944, French surgeon and biologist, in U.S. 1905–39: Nobel Prize 1912.
carrel
1/ ˈkærəl /
noun
- a small individual study room or private desk, often in a library, where a student or researcher can work undisturbed
Carrel
2/ ˈkærəl; kəˈrɛl; karɛl /
noun
- CarrelAlexis18731944MFrenchMEDICINE: surgeonSCIENCE: biologist Alexis (əˈlɛksɪs; French alɛksi). 1873–1944, French surgeon and biologist, active in the US (1905–39): developed a method of suturing blood vessels, making the transplantation of arteries and organs possible: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1912
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Word History and Origins
Origin of carrel1
C16: a variant of carol
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Example Sentences
Well, one becomes a minister, Carrel remained a journalist; the incomplete but craftier man is living; Carrel is dead.
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Carrel fought a duel with M. de Girardin, and died forty-eight hours later as the result of the wounds he received.
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The loss of Carrel was deeply felt, and his funeral was attended by multitudes of the Parisians.
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It was at this time that he had his sad and fatal quarrel with Armand Carrel—a brother editor.
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Young Maquignaz turned sharply to him and exclaimed: Carrel nest pas tomb!
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