Definitions
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- suffix Used to denote a fixed
number ,measure , oramount at atime . - suffix Denotes a powder made of ground
cereal .
Etymologies
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From Middle English mele, from Old English melu ("meal, flour"), from Proto-Germanic *melwan (“meal, flour”), from Proto-Indo-European *mel-, *mol(w)ə- (“to grind, mill”). More at meal.
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From Middle English -mele, from Old English -mǣlum ("at times"), from mǣlum, dative plural of mǣl ("a time"). More at meal.
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