Meaning of the word cells in English

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cells

Noun

a small room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or nun sleeps.

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the authorities locked all remaining inmates in their cells

Synonym:

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the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism, typically microscopic and consisting of cytoplasm and a nucleus enclosed in a membrane. Microscopic organisms typically consist of a single cell, which is either eukaryotic or prokaryotic.

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