noun
carrel
Carrel (noun) means a partitioned space for reading or studying, often in a library.
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A partitioned space for reading or studying, often in a library.
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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 using it): see further at carol.
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"carrel" (noun) means a partitioned space for reading or studying, often in a library.