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   Pu·pil

   /ˈpyo͞op(ə)l/

   

   noun

   • 1. a student in school: "they are former pupils of the school" Similar studentschoolchildschoolboyschoolgirlscholardisciplefollowerlearnerstudentprotégéapprenticetraineementeeprobationernovicerecruitbeginnertyroneophyte

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘orphan, ward’): from Old French pupille, from Latin pupillus (diminutive of pupus ‘boy’) and pupilla (diminutive of pupa ‘girl’).

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • P

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   • U

     1

   • P

     3

   • I

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   • L

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