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-elle

  1. a noun suffix occurring in loanwords from French, where it originally formed diminutives, now often with a derivative sense in which the diminutive force is lost ( bagatelle; prunelle; rondelle ); also in Anglicized forms of Latin words ending in -ella ( organelle ).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of -elle1

< French < Latin -ella, feminine of -ellus, forming diminutives corresponding to stems ending in -ul- -ule, -r- ( castellum ), -n- ( patella )
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Example Sentences

Elle Edwards was sitting on a raised flower bed outside the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey Village, Wirral, on 24 December 2022, when she was struck by two stray sub-machine gun bullets.

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In the letter, he described how, in the wake of Miss Edwards's loss, he has tried to warn future generations of the consequences of gang culture to "make sure Elle's murder was not to be in vain".

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Two men and two women who were accused of helping the gunman who murdered Elle Edwards have been found not guilty of assisting an offender.

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Ronan has been praised for highlighting a reality women face while on the sofa and raising awareness of the "serious, ongoing thoughts women have on an almost daily basis" Elle writer Olivia Petter said.

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The same year, she told Elle she had “zero desire” to return to the runway, preferring photo shoots instead.

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