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Definition: APICULAR

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Situated at, or near, the apex; apical.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb apicularly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(apicularly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective apicular.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Apicular" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Apicular \A*pic"u*lar\, adjective. [New Latin expression. apiculus, diminutive of Latin apex, apicis.]. (references)

Definition: APICULAR

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Situated at, or near, the apex; apical.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb apicularly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(apicularly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective apicular.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "APICULAR" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Apicular \A*pic"u*lar\, adjective. [New Latin expression. apiculus, diminutive of Latin apex, apicis.]. (references)