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pupil1 noun 1 someone who is being taught; a schoolchild or student. 2 someone studying under a particular expert, etc. 3 Scots law a girl under the age of 12 or boy under the age of 14, who is in the care of a guardian.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from Latin pupillus and pupilla, diminutives of pupus boy and pupa girl.
pupil2 noun, anatomy in the eye of vertebrates: the dark circular opening in the centre of the iris (sense 2), which varies in size allowing more or less light to pass to the retina.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from Latin pupilla, diminutive of pupa girl or doll.
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