cubicle
playSimple Definition of cubicle
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: a work space in a large office with a desk that is usually surrounded by low walls
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: a small space in a public room (such as a bathroom) that has walls for privacy
Examples of cubicle in a sentence
<data entry clerks busily typing in cubicles>
Origin and Etymology of cubicle
Latin cubiculum, from cubare to lie, recline
First Known Use: 15th century
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