| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fac·u·la |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  f k y -l |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. fac·u·lae (-l  )
Any of various large bright spots or veined patches on the sun's photosphere, usually near sunspots. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin, small torch, diminutive of fax, fac-, torch.
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