🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

cellulare

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /tʃel.luˈla.re/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cellular/ˈsɛl.jʊ.lər/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il telefono cellulare è uno strumento indispensabile."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or consisting of living cells.

    "Biologists study the complex cellular processes that sustain life."
As noun
  1. 1

    A mobile phone that communicates via a network of small radio areas called cells.

    "She checked her cellular for any missed messages while waiting for the train."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'cellularis', meaning 'consisting of small cells', originating from 'cella' (a small room or cell). It entered English in the 17th century, initially referring to biological cells and honeycomb structures, later expanding in the 20th century to telecommunications via radio cell networks.

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