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-cele

1
  1. a combining form meaning “tumor,” used in the formation of compound words:

    varicocele.



-cele

2
  1. variant of -coele:

    hematocele.

-cele

combining form

  1. tumour or hernia

    hydrocele

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of -cele1

Combining form representing Greek kḗlē a tumor; akin to Old English hēala hydrocele
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -cele1

from Greek kēlē tumour
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Example Sentences

"There cannot be any room for threats of instability in order to register objections or concerns about the electoral processes," Police Minister Bheki Cele said at a news conference.

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Bheki Cele, minister for the police, accepts there's a big issue and says violent crime rates are "not pleasing at all".

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Police Minister Bheki Cele said most of the dead councillors had been victims of internal political battles.

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In April 2021, police minister Bheki Cele said 411,309 people had been arrested for breaching lockdown regulations.

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If those two don’t come to the table, we are not going to be resolving this matter,” Police Minister Cele said.

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