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ule
1[ oo-ley ]
-ule
2- a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, originally diminutive nouns ( capsule; globule; nodule ) or noun derivatives of verbs ( ligule ).
-ule
suffix forming nouns
- indicating smallness
globule
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ule1
1840–50; < Mexican Spanish ( h ) ule < Nahuatl ōlli caoutchouc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ule1
from Latin -ulus, diminutive suffix
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Example Sentences
So it was settled that the sun spent all his time in the neighbourhood of Ule.
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Measures had of course been taken to keep the Flamp out of Ule.
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Suffice it to say, that henceforward the Flamp became the guardian of Ule.
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Equivalent to the English suffixes -let in "streamlet," -ule in "globule," "pustule."
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The elder folks gathered in knots in the churchyard, greeting and shaking hands; and the children ran about crying, Ule!
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