procelle

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noun

A storm, a tempest.

OriginMiddle French procelle ← Latin procella →
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Meanings

nounprocelle (plural procelles)

plural procelles

  1. obsoleteA storm, a tempest.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
storm

Origin

  1. Latinprocella“storm”
  2. Middle Frenchprocelle
  3. Englishprocelle

From Middle French procelle, from Latin procella (“storm”), from procello (“to throw violently forward”), from pro- (“pro-: forward”) + cello (“to rise, to tower”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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