fascicle means A bundle or cluster. It carries an Arena rating of 1530, earned across 2 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, fascicle ranks #1,865 of 17,149 for Most Exacting Words, #2,070 of 17,142 for Most Ingenious Words, #3,312 of 17,131 for Scariest Words, #4,150 of 17,126 for Most Satisfying to Say.
fascicle is pronounced /ˈfæs.ɪ.kəl/.
Why “fascicle” is a great word
A small bundle, cluster, or separately published installment of a larger work. From Latin *fasciculus*, a diminutive of *fascis* ("bundle"), first recorded in English between 1490 and 1500. Unlike a "bundle"—a general term for things tied together—or a "volume"—a complete, bound book—a fascicle implies a deliberate, often serial, parceling of a greater whole. It is the sheaf of nerve fibers bound by connective tissue, the cluster of leaves or flowers stemming from a single node, and the slim, paper-wrapped installment of a dictionary arriving by post—a testament to the human need to manage vastness by dividing it into bearable, and publishable, units.
Etymology
From Latin fasciculus, a diminutive of fascis (“bundle”); see also fasces. Doublet of fasciculus.
noun
- A bundle or cluster.
- A bundle of skeletal muscle fibers surrounded by connective tissue.
- A cluster of flowers or leaves, such as the bundles of the thin leaves (or needles) of pines.
- A discrete bundle of vascular tissue.
- A discrete section of a book issued or published separately, generally as a temporary measure while the work is in progress.e.g.“The OED [Oxford English Dictionary] was initially published in a series of 125 slim fascicles between the years 1884 and 1928. The first complete edition in ten volumes was published in 1928.” — 1993, Donna Lee Berg, A Guide to the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3:
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