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- [brest-bohn]
- /ˈbrɛstˌboʊn/
- /ˈbrest.bəʊn/
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- [brest-bohn]
- /ˈbrɛstˌboʊn/
Definitions of breastbone word
- countable noun breastbone Your breastbone is the long, flat bone which goes from your throat to the bottom of your ribs and to which your ribs are attached. 3
- noun breastbone sternum 3
- noun breastbone the sternum. 1
- noun breastbone (anatomy) The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collarbone and the top ribs. 0
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Origin of breastbone
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English brust-bon, Old English brēostbān. See breast, bone
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Parts of speech for Breastbone
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
breastbone popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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