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cell
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Pronunciation
[
change
]
IPA
(
key
)
:
/sɛl/
SAMPA
:
/sEl/
Audio (US)
(
file
)
Homophones
:
cel
,
sell
Noun
[
change
]
Singular
cell
Plural
cells
A jail
cell
.
A
cell
.
(
countable
) A
cell
is a room in a
jail
where
prisoners
are kept.
He was arrested and kept in a small
cell
for one day.
(
countable
) (
biology
) A
cell
is a
unit
of a living
organism
.
A plant
cell
has a cell wall.
Related words
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change
]
cellar
cellular
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