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spine

Definitions


[spʌɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the small of the back, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen; the backbone
(e.g: a soft voice that sent a shiver down her spine)

- the part of a book's jacket or cover that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's name

- any hard, pointed defensive projection or structure, such as a prickle of a hedgehog, a spike-like projection on a sea urchin, a sharp ray in a fish's fin, or a spike on the stem of a plant

- a linear pay scale operated by some large organizations that allows flexibility for local and specific conditions

- a tall mass of viscous lava extruded from a volcano
(e.g: the Mt Pelee spine was exceptional only for its extreme height—over 300 metres)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: shortening of Old French espine, or from Latin spina ‘thorn, prickle, backbone’




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