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Word entry · 5 letters

pupil

Best crossword clue

"Student or eye opening"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈpjuːpəl/Part of speech nounSorted ilppuStarts with PEnds with L1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the contractile aperture in the center of the iris of the eye; resembles a large black dot

Word origin

From Middle English pupille, from Anglo-Norman pupille (“orphan”), from Latin pūpillus (“orphan, minor”), variant of pūpulus (“little boy”), from pūpus (“child, boy”).

Used in a sentence

  • All of these different methods of teaching elementary reading were successful for some pupils, unsuccessful for others.
  • The bell which called the pupils to their lessons can still be seen on the roof.
  • Plato was Socrates' pupil, and in turn Aristotle was Plato's pupil.

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