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clavicle

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈklæv.ɪk.əl/Part of speech nounSorted acceillvStarts with CEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. bone linking the scapula and sternum

Word origin

Borrowed from Middle French clavicule, from Latin clāvicula (“a small key”), diminutive of clāvis (“a key”).

Used in a sentence

  • “Mr. Trump then used his free hand to lunge towards Bobby Engel, and, when Mr. Ornato had recounted the story to me, he had motioned towards his clavicles.”
  • “And you worked a lot too. You were thin from biking around all day; your protruding clavicles collected rainwater.”

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