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isle

UK/aɪ̯l/ US/ˈaɪl/ fairly common

noun

1.

a small island

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Origin

From Middle English ile, yle (with s added, similar to English island), borrowed from Old French ille, idle, isle, from Latin insula. Not related to island. Doublet of insula.

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