Etymology

cellular

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Today it means: Of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells. Full definition →

New Latin cellulāris
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromcellulāris
  2. English todaycellular

From New Latin cellulāris, from cellula (“cell”) + -āris.

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