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capelle¹

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From German Kapelle. Doublet of chapel.

noun capelles · capellen · kapelle

  1. historical The private orchestra or band of a prince or church. And for rehearsals of those, the musicians of the capelle are required to appear on his demand.

Capelle²

proper noun Capelles

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable A commune in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.

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"capelle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/capelle.

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@misc{capelle_2026,
  title = {capelle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/capelle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}