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Uncommonlabelled
The correct spelling is labelled.
How to pronounce labelled
verb
Say it like: Lab-ell-ed
The correct spelling is labelled. To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something). For example: "The shop assistant labeled all the products in the shop."
Usage Examples
“The shop assistant labeled all the products in the shop.”
“He's been unfairly labeled as a cheat, although he's only ever cheated once.”
“The butterfly collection had each specimen labelled with the scientific name on a little piece of paper.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).
- 2.(ditransitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.
- 3.To replace specific atoms by their isotope in order to track the presence or movement of this isotope through a reaction, metabolic pathway or cell.
- 4.To add a detectable substance, either transiently or permanently, to a biological substance in order to track the presence of the label-substance combination either in situ or in vitro
adjective
- 1.Having a label, tagged.
- 2.Defined or described (as).
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