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commode

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Main Entry:
com·mode 
          Listen to the pronunciation of commode
Pronunciation:
\kə-ˈmōd\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French, from commode, adjective, suitable, convenient, from Latin commodus, from com- + modus measure — more at mete
Date:
circa 1688
1: a woman's ornate cap popular in the late 17th and early 18th centuries2 a: a low chest of drawers b: a movable washstand with a cupboard underneath c: a boxlike structure holding a chamber pot under an open seat ; also : chamber pot d: toilet 3b


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