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occiput

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈɒk.sɪ.pʌt/Part of speech nounSorted ccioptuStarts with OEnds with T0 clues
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Definitions

  1. back part of the head or skull

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin occiput (“the back part of the head”). Compare sinciput.

Used in a sentence

  • He wore a large white cotton Nubian shirt, trimmed with red pompons, and shaved his head, except for one lock at the occiput ‘by which Mohammed lifts you up on Judgement Day’.

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