| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| fictile |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fic·tile |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  f k t l, -t l |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1a. Capable of being molded; plastic. b. Formed of a moldable substance, such as clay or earth. 2. Of or relating to earthenware or pottery. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin fictilis, made of clay, from fictus, past participle of fingere, to mold. See dheigh- in Appendix I.
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