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Pastille vs Bastille - What's the difference?

pastille | bastille |

As nouns the difference between pastille and bastille

is that pastille is a soft flavoured candy while bastille is a castle tower, or fortified building; a small citadel or fortress.

As a proper noun Bastille is

a prison in France, the storming of which in 1789 CE began the French Revolution.

pastille

English

Noun

(wikipedia pastille) (en noun)
  • A soft flavoured candy.
  • A medicinal pill, originally compressed herbs. A throat pastille is a large candy-like lozenge, which, when sucked, releases oils to soothe a sore throat and sometimes vapors to help unblock the nose or sinuses.
  • A small granular half spheroid piece of material.

    • Related terms

    * pastillation * pastillator

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    bastille

    English

    (wikipedia Bastille)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A prison in France, the storming of which in 1789 CE began the .

    • Derived terms

    * Bastille Day

    Related terms

    * bastile

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