tegular

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/ˈtɛɡjʊlə(ɹ)/

adjective

Resembling or relating to a tile; arranged like tiles; consisting of tiles

“a tegular pavement”

OriginLatin tēgulāris →
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Meanings

adjectivetegular (comparative more tegular, superlative most tegular)

comparative more tegular · superlative most tegular

  1. Resembling or relating to a tile; arranged like tiles; consisting of tiles

    a tegular pavement

  2. biologyRelating to a tegula

Origin

  1. Latintēgulāris
  2. Englishtegular

From Latin tēgulāris, from tēgula (“a tile”). See tile. By surface analysis, tegula + -ar.

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APA

tegular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tegular

MLA

“tegular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tegular. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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