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Definition cell in British English

cell noun

[countable] noun
/sel/
1

the smallest part of a living structure that can operate as an independent unit. The middle of a cell is called the nucleus

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2

a small room where a prisoner is kept

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a police/prison cell

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2.1

a small room where a monk or a nun sleeps in a religious community

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a cell in a honeycomb

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4

a small square in a pattern of squares on a computer spreadsheet for writing numbers or words in

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5

a small group of people who work together as members of a larger organization, often a political one

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Definition cell in British English