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English

/skuːl/

noun
Definitions
  • (collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.
  • A multitude.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English scole derived from Middle Dutch scole (multitude, swarm of animals, troop of people, troop, band) derived from Old Dutch *scola derived from Proto-Germanic *skulō (crowd) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷel- (people, crowd).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kʷel-

Gloss

people, crowd

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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