capsule

Pronunciation: /ˈkæps(ə)l/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a small container
  2. noun a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
  3. noun a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses

Etymology

Borrowed from French capsule, from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa (“box”).

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
container
Narrower (hyponyms)
paintball

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