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cecil
/ˈsisəl/
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What does cecil mean?
noun
- A fried ball of minced meat, breadcrumbs, onions, etc.
proper noun
- A male given name from Latin.
- A female given name from Latin.
More meanings (10)
proper noun
- A surname from Welsh.
- A locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Alabama.
- A town in Cook County, Georgia.
- A village in Paulding County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Morrow County, Oregon.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia.
- A village in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Cecil Township.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈsisəl/
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After the first decision of chance, Cecil would murmur to the patient waiter, "Some apple-tart to begin with, Charles."
The old man looked up, regarding the strong, handsome face of William Cecil Clayton intently.
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But about the time when Lady Essex finally parted with her husband Cecil died, depriving England of her keenest brain and the staunchest heart in her causes.
He and a man named Cecil, bribed one of his Life Guards to let them have good notice when he was going out—intending to shoot him from a window.
Cecil relates an instance of menstruation on the sixth day, continuing for five days, in which six or eight drams of blood were lost.