"articular" meaning in English

See articular in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-articular.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ) Etymology: From Latin articularis. By surface analysis, article + -ar. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|articularis}} Latin articularis, {{surf|en|article|-ar|id2=adjective}} By surface analysis, article + -ar Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} articular (not comparable)
  1. (anatomy) Of, at, or relating to the joints of the body. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of, at, or relating to the joints of the body): ставен (staven) (Bulgarian), articular (Catalan), nivel- (Finnish), artikulaarinen (Finnish), articulaire (French), αρθρικός (arthrikós) (Greek), articolare (Italian), articular (Portuguese), articular (Spanish), cymalol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-articular-en-adj-o~z7QMZF Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'of, at, or relating to the joints of the body': 99 1
  2. (grammar) Of or relating to the grammatical article. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-articular-en-adj-MqKr~E-g Categories (other): Grammar, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ar (adjective), Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ar (adjective): 38 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 32 68 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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