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-elle

  1. a noun suffix occurring in loanwords from French, where it originally formed diminutives, now often with a derivative sense in which the diminutive force is lost ( bagatelle; prunelle; rondelle ); also in Anglicized forms of Latin words ending in -ella ( organelle ).


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Origin of -elle1

< French < Latin -ella, feminine of -ellus, forming diminutives corresponding to stems ending in -ul- -ule, -r- ( castellum ), -n- ( patella )
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This spring’s TBR list includes headline grabbers like former FBI Director James Comey’s “FDR Drive,” Elle Cosimano’s funny fifth entry in the Finlay Donovan franchise and Brendan Slocumb’s “The Dark Maestro,” the third in his classical music-centered crime series.

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The backlash prompted Elle India and Lifestyle Asia to delete their videos.

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But it soon sparked outrage among locals, politicians and religious leaders in Muslim-majority Kashmir after fashion publisher Elle India posted a video on social media which showed some models wearing underwear or bikinis.

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Elle said since she entered Ms Great Britain bare-faced she has received messages from people who say she has helped them.

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Meanwhile, Elle Seline, 34, who entered Ms Great Britain - one of the Miss Great Britain events - without make-up in 2021, said it helps "normalise" natural beauty.

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