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cellulite

cel·lu·lite

UK/ˈsɛl.jʊ.laɪt/ US/ˌ-liːt/ rare informal

noun

1.

lumpy deposits of body fat especially on women''s thighs etc.

Origin

Borrowed from French cellulite. By surface analysis, cellule + -ite. Doublet of cellulitis. First attested in the 1960s.

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