cubicle

Definition

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

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "Near-synonyms: carrel (sometimes synonymous), carol"
• "Most libraries provide cubicles for quiet study."
• "Two men who were in the baths at the time of the fire, who preferred to remain anonymous, told GCN that they were asleep in a cubicle on the fourth floor when they awoke to the smell of smoke."

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