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vacuolation

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

dit bureau //the local visitor's bureau

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

agency arm branch department desk division office service

Examples

//the Federal Bureau of Investigation
//The book is on top of my bureau.

First Known Use

1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology

French, desk, cloth covering for desks, from Old French burel woolen cloth, from Old French *bure, from Late Latin dit bureau //the local visitor's bureau

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

agency arm branch department desk division office service

Examples

//the Federal Bureau of Investigation
//The book is on top of my bureau.

First Known Use

1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology

French, desk, cloth covering for desks, from Old French burel woolen cloth, from Old French *bure, from Late Latin