Meanings
nounrecueil (plural recueils)
plural recueils
- obsoletecompendium, literary compilation
Thus parrot dothe pray you with hert most tender To rekyn with this recule now And it to remember
c. 1521, John Skelton, Speke Parott
Origin
- Frenchrecueil
- Middle Englishrecuel
- Englishrecueil
From Middle English recuel, recuyell, recule, from French recueil.
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APA
recueil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recueil
MLA
“recueil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recueil. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recueil,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recueil.
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