artel

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variant of artal

artel

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noun

ar·​tel

ärˈtel(ʸ)

plural -s

: the traditional Russian association of laborers for collective work : a cooperative craft society

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Russian artel', from Italian artieri, plural of artiere artisan, from arte art, from Latin art-, ars

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Rhymes for artel

• startle