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backbone
English
Etymology
From Middle English bakbon, bakebon, bac-bon, equivalent to back +? bone. Compare the semantically analogous Old English hry??b?n (“backbone; spine”), West Frisian rêchbonke (“backbone”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?bæk?b??n/
- (US) IPA(key): /?bæk?bo?n/
Noun
backbone (countable and uncountable, plural backbones)
- The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
- (figuratively) Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure.
- (figuratively) Courage, fortitude, or strength.
Synonyms
- spine
- spinal column
- vertebral column
- See also Thesaurus:backbone
Translations
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backboneless
English
Etymology
backbone +? -less
Adjective
backboneless (not comparable)
- Without a backbone; invertebrate.
- Cowardly, spineless.
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