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Dictionary definition for: Capsule

1. (n) a small container

2. (v) enclose in a capsule

3. (n) a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside

4. (v) put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news"

5. (n) a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses

6. (n) a shortened version of a written work

7. (n) a structure that encloses a body part

8. (n) a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space

9. (n) a pilot''s seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute

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