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collarbone

col·lar·bone
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kol-er-bohn]
    • /ˈkɒl ərˌboʊn/
    • /ˈkɒl.ə.bəʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kol-er-bohn]
    • /ˈkɒl ərˌboʊn/

Definitions of collarbone word

  • countable noun collarbone Your collarbones are the two long bones which run from throat to your shoulders. 3
  • abbreviation COLLARBONE clavicle 3
  • noun collarbone the clavicle. 1
  • noun collarbone Either of the pair of bones joining the breastbone to the shoulder blades. 1
  • noun collarbone anatomy: clavicle 1
  • noun collarbone The bone joining the shoulder and the breastbone. 0

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Origin of collarbone

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; collar + bone

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Collarbone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

collarbone popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

collarbone usage trend in Literature

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