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gluteus maximus

glu·teus max·i·mus
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mak-suh-muh s]
    • /ˈmæk sə məs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mak-suh-muh s]
    • /ˈmæk sə məs/

Definitions of gluteus maximus words

  • noun plural gluteus maximus the broad, thick, outermost muscle of the buttocks, involved in the rotation and extension of the thigh. 1
  • noun plural gluteus maximus Facetious. the buttocks. 1
  • noun gluteus maximus the largest of the three muscles that form the human buttock and move the thigh 0
  • noun gluteus maximus the outermost of the glutei, a large, rounded muscle that acts to extend the thigh 0
See all 4 definitions of gluteus maximus

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Origin of gluteus maximus

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
1900-05; < New Latin: largest gluteus

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Parts of speech for Gluteus maximus

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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gluteus maximus popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for gluteus maximus

noun gluteus maximus

  • backside — Your backside is the part of your body that you sit on.
  • behind — If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front.
  • bottom — The bottom of something is the lowest or deepest part of it.
  • bum — Someone's bum is the part of their body which they sit on.
  • fanny — the buttocks.
All 25 Synonyms of gluteus maximus

Antonyms for gluteus maximus

noun gluteus maximus

  • front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
Just one Antonym for gluteus maximus

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