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occipital bone

oc·cip·i·tal An·na·ba
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ok-sip-i-tl an-nah-buh]
    • /ɒkˈsɪp ɪ tl ænˈnɑ bə/
    • /ɒkˈsɪp.ɪ.təl bəʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ok-sip-i-tl an-nah-buh]
    • /ɒkˈsɪp ɪ tl ænˈnɑ bə/

Definitions of occipital bone words

  • noun occipital bone a curved, compound bone forming the back and part of the base of the skull. 1
  • noun occipital bone the saucer-shaped bone that forms the back part of the skull and part of its base 0
  • noun occipital bone the bone that forms the back part of the skull 0
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Origin of occipital bone

First appearance:

before 1670
One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1670-80

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Parts of speech for Occipital bone

noun
adjective
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occipital bone popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% 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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