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scruple

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) scruple (noun)
  2. 2) scruple (noun)
  3. 3) scruple (intransitive verb)

1scru·ple

noun \ˈskrü-pəl\

Definition of SCRUPLE

1
— see weight table
2
: a minute part or quantity : iota

Origin of SCRUPLE

Middle English scrupil, scriple, from Anglo-French scruple, from Latin scrupulus a unit of weight, diminutive of scrupus sharp stone
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with SCRUPLE

cupel, pupil

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