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Cubicle

//ˈkjuːbɪkəl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A small separate part or one of the compartments of a room, especially in a work environment.

    "Near-synonyms: carrel (sometimes synonymous), carol"

  2. 2
    small area set off by walls for special use wordnet
  3. 3
    A small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing.
  4. 4
    small individual study area in a library wordnet
  5. 5
    A small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use. Australia, UK

    "With more urinals than cubicles, men - unlike women - rarely queue, a Royal Society for Public Health report says."

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  1. 6
    small room in which a monk or nun lives wordnet

Etymology

From Late Middle English cubicle, from Latin cubiculum (“bedroom”). Doublet of cubiculum.

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