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Word entry · 6 letters

dorsal

Best crossword clue

"On the back side"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈdɔː.səl/Part of speech adjectiveSorted adlorsStarts with DEnds with L1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. facing away from the axis of an organ or organism

Word origin

From Late Middle English dorsal/dorsale, borrowing from Medieval Latin dorsālis (“of or relating to the back”), from dorsum (“the back”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to dorsum + -al.

Used in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: altar screen, rood screen (not always different)

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