macule

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noun

A spot.

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macula
OriginMiddle English macule ← Middle French macule ← Classical Latin macula →
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Meanings

nounmacule (plural macules)

plural macules · alternative mackle

  1. A spot.
  2. A blur or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little during printing.
verbmacule (third-person singular simple present macules, present participle maculing, simple past and past participle maculed)

present singular third person macules · participle present maculing · participle past maculed · past maculed · alternative mackle

  1. mediaTo blur or be blurred; especially to blur or double an impression from type.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases

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macula

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Classical Latinmacula
  2. Middle Frenchmacule
  3. Middle Englishmacule
  4. Englishmacule

From Middle English macule, from Middle French macule and its etymon Classical Latin macula. Doublet of macchia, macula and, with a suffix, maquis.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with macule

saccule
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Anagrams

Caelumalmuce
Cite this entry
APA

macule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macule

MLA

“macule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macule. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macule,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macule.

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