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chole-

  1. a combining form meaning “bile,” “gall,” used in the formation of compound words:

    cholesterol.

chole-

combining_form

  1. indicating bile or gall

    cholesterol

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chole-1

Combining form of Greek cholḗ bile; akin to chlor- 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chole-1

from Greek kholē
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Example Sentences

M. Zola (Germinal, p. 310) represents his miners playing chole, or choulle, and says that they hit drives of more than 500 yards.

The name chole may be connected with German Kolbe, and golf may be the form which this word would assume in a Celtic language.

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