Masculine
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os
- (invariable, masculine) bone
- (informal, invariable, masculine) snag, hitch
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɔs/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French os, from Old French os, from Latin ossum, popular variant of os, ossis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ (“bone”), *h₂óst.
eye bone
swot up
pubis bone
atomic number 76
Esker
meat on bone
meat on bone
grind away
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