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macula

“macula” is a Latin word. Its 14 meanings in English:

  1. in a bad sense
  2. a spot, speck, small mark or stain
  3. a disfiguring spot, stain, or blemish
  4. a blemish, temporary or permanent (for example, a bruise, freckle, mole, birthmark, etc.)
  5. a stain, an area of soiling or defilement
  6. a fault or blemish, a blot on one’s character
  7. a mark of shame or disgrace; a stigma, brand, or blight
  8. in a neutral sense
  9. any kind of marking or point of variegation; a speckle, spot, patch, line, or similar
  10. on the skin or coat of an animal
  11. on the leaves of a plant
  12. a mesh in a net, a cell in a network, or a hole in a web
  13. a cell in a coat of mail, a ring of mail armour
  14. a link in a chain
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