bundle

English

/ˈbʌnd(ə)l/

noun
Definitions
  • A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying.
  • A package wrapped or tied up for carrying.
  • A group of products or services sold together as a unit.
  • (informal) A large amount, especially of money.
  • (biology) A cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres.
  • (linguistics) A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a chunk, cluster, or lexical bundle.
  • (computing) A directory containing related resources such as source code; application bundle.
  • A quantity of paper equal to two reams (1000 sheets).
  • (law) A court bundle, the assemblage of documentation prepared for, and referred to during, a court case.
  • (mathematics) Topological space composed of a base space and fibers projected to the base space.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bundel derived from Middle Dutch bondel inherited from Old English byndele inherited from Proto-Germanic *bundil- root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (tie, bind, bond, band).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰendʰ-

Gloss

tie, bind, bond, band

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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