"Dole" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: [doʊ̯ɫ] [US] Forms: Doles [plural]
enPR: dōl [US] Rhymes: -əʊl Etymology: * As an English surname, from the archaic noun dole (“portion, share”). * As a French surname, from Old French dolé, past participle of doler (“to regret”), from Latin doleo (“to hurt”). * Also as a French surname, Americanized from Daul. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|fro|dolé}} Old French dolé, {{der|en|la|doleo|t=to hurt}} Latin doleo (“to hurt”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Dole (countable and uncountable, plural Doles)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Dole-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. Dole Constituency, a parliamentary constituency in Zanzibar. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: Dole effect
    Sense id: en-Dole-en-name-5O4~ek1L
  3. A commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Places in France, Places in Jura, France
    Sense id: en-Dole-en-name-CxQpYFgN Categories (other): Communes of Jura, France
  4. A hamlet in Tirymynach community, Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN6386). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Ceredigion, Wales, Places in Wales, Villages in Ceredigion, Wales, Villages in Wales
    Sense id: en-Dole-en-name-trBxWZZl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Saterland Frisian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 28 18 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 13 13 10 28 3 4 16 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 14 11 30 2 3 23 8 Disambiguation of Saterland Frisian entries with incorrect language header: 8 14 10 40 2 4 18 6

Inflected forms

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