monticle

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noun

A small mountain, or hillock.

OriginMiddle English [Term?] ← Middle French monticule →
First used 15th c.Scrabble 12
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Meanings

nounmonticle (plural monticles)

plural monticles · alternative monticule

  1. archaicA small mountain, or hillock.First known use 15th c.

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchmonticule
  2. Middle English[Term?]
  3. Englishmonticle

From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French monticule.

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monticle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monticle.

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