English Explanatory Dictionary

alveary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A beehive, or anything resembling a beehive.
  2. The hollow of the external ear.
  3. A repository, especially of knowledge or information.

Word forms

alveary alvearies

Etymology

From Latin alvearium (“beehive”). In the sense of the hollow of the ear, because it is where the wax accumulates. In the sense of a repository: originally the name of a dictionary encompassing several languages, because of the many contributors being like "busy bees".

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