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English
Etymology
From Latin diverticulum, deverticulum (“a bypath”), from divertere (“to turn away”).
Noun
diverticle (plural diverticles)
- (obsolete) A turning; a byway.
1659, John Hales, “Abuses of hard Places of Scripture”, in Golden Remains of the Ever Memorable Mr. John Hales:the descrying of the several passages from them unto particular conclusions, and the Diverticles and blind By-paths which Sophifſry and Deceit are wont to tread
- (anatomy, obsolete) A diverticulum.
References
“diverticle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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Pronunciation
Noun
diverticle m (plural diverticles)
- (anatomy) diverticulum
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