carrel
3 synonyms for carrel, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A small, enclosed desk area for quiet reading or study, usually in a library.
Synonyms
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Rare, literary or technical
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carrell
cubicle
Etymology
A variant of carol (“small closet or enclosure”), from Middle English carole (“round dance with singing; group of people dancing and singing in a circle; circular thing; braid, chain (?); stall for study or writing; writing table; etc.”) (possibly referring to the fact that the item encloses or surrounds the person usi...
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