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libellus

Pronunciation: [lɪˈbɛl.lʊs]

“libellus” is a Latin word. Its 13 meanings in English:

noun

  1. the inner bark of a tree used for writing tablets
  2. a little book, booklet, pamphlet (esp. a book written in pages rather than long rolls)
  3. a bookseller's shop
  4. a memorandum-book, notebook, journal, diary
  5. a memorial
  6. a petition
  7. a note of invitation, notice, programme
  8. a public notification, announcement, placard, handbill
  9. a letter
  10. a libel, lampoon, pasquinade
  11. a written accusation or complaint
  12. a lawyer's brief
  13. An attestation, certificate

Etymology

Diminutive from liber (“book”) + -lus.

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