See backbone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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],
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"code": "ga",
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"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "slat droma"
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{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "colonna vertebrale"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"code": "ja",
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"word": "背骨"
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"_dis1": "93 4 3",
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"word": "脊椎"
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"word": "脊柱"
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"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "pam",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "gulugud"
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{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "km",
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"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "ឆ្អឹងខ្នង"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "kqr",
"lang": "Kimaragang",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "toruntud"
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{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "birrbrre",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "بڕبڕە"
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"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
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"word": "toruntud"
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{
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"code": "mk",
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"roman": "’rbet",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "’рбет"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "mk",
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"roman": "kíčma",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ки́чма"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "tulang belakang"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "iwituararo"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "iwituaroa"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "íígháán"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "hwííshgháán"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ryggrad"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ryggsøyle"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "virvelsøyle"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ryggrad"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ryggsøyle"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "virvelsøyle"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "hryċġbān"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "sotun-e faqarât",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "ستون فقرات"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"inanimate",
"masculine"
],
"word": "kręgosłup"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "coluna vertebral"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "espinha"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "espinha dorsal"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "coloană vertebrală"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "ro",
"english": "the backbone",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "șira spinării"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pozvonóčnik",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "позвоно́чник"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xrebét",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "хребе́т"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cnàimh an droma"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "краљеҗница"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "кичма"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "хрптењача"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "kralježnica"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "kičma"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "hrptenjača"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hrbtenica"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "espina dorsal"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "columna vertebral"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ryggrad"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "mvv",
"lang": "Tagal Murut",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "baluntur"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "guluguran"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "bangananan"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "gulugod"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "kzt",
"lang": "Tambunan Dusun",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "toruntud"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "tt",
"lang": "Tatar",
"roman": "umırtkalıq",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "умырткалык"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "grà-dùuk-sǎn-lǎng",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "กระดูกสันหลัง"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "tih",
"lang": "Timugon Murut",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "baluntur"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "omurga"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "xương sống"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "bäkabom"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "bdr",
"lang": "West Coast Bajau",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "teruntud"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 4 3",
"code": "tao",
"lang": "Yami",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "vokot"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "38 19 44",
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"name": "English endocentric compounds",
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"Compound terms",
"Terms by etymology"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "40 33 27",
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"name": "Terms with Old English translations",
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"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
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{
"text": "Before automobiles, railroads were a backbone of commerce.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1945 November and December, H. C. Casserley, “Random Reflections on British Locomotive Types—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 320:",
"text": "Undoubtedly it can be said that the humble 0-6-0 has been the backbone for general service, or general utility on British railways right from their earliest days, and is likely to remain so.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "1959 April, P. Ransome-Wallis, “The Southern in Trouble on the Kent Coast”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 212:",
"text": "With little regular employment available in East Kent the backbone of the Kent Coast passenger traffic is therefore the commuters, the not inconsiderable numbers of people who travel each day to their work in Faversham, Sittingbourne, the Medway Towns and most of all, London.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "1989 December 10, John Zeh, “AIDS Groups' Execs Arrested In D.C.”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 22, page 1:",
"text": "The San Francisco AIDS Foundation (SFAF) and other community-based organizations that \"provide backbone and leadership\" in AIDS services are \"reeling under the impact of growing case loads,\" said Pat Christen, SFAF's new director.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure."
],
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[
"fundamental",
"fundamental"
],
[
"support",
"support"
],
[
"structure",
"structure"
],
[
"infrastructure",
"infrastructure"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(figuratively) Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure."
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"figuratively",
"uncountable"
],
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{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "diʕāma",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "دِعَامَة"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "himkʻ",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"word": "հիմք"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"word": "özək"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "osnova",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"word": "основа"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "opora",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"word": "опора"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "fundament"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "basis"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ruggengraat"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"word": "selkäranka"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "épine dorsale"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Rückgrat"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "rachokokaliá",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ραχοκοκαλιά"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"word": "gerinc"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "uppistaða"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "meginstoð"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "base"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"word": "spina dorsale"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"word": "struttura portante"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "pótpora",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "по́тпора"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ryggrad"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"inanimate",
"masculine"
],
"word": "trzon"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "base"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "espinha dorsal"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "coloană vertebrală"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xrebét",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "хребе́т"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kostják",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "костя́к"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "osnóva",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "осно́ва"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bun-structar"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "краљеҗница"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "кичма"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "kralježnica"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "kičma"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "columna vertebral"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ryggrad"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 95 2",
"code": "sv",
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},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "gerincoszlop"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "hátgerinc"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "gerinc"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hryggur"
},
{
"code": "ill",
"lang": "Iranun",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "tangkal"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cnámh droma"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "slat droma"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "spina dorsale"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "colonna vertebrale"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "rachide"
},
{
"alt": "せぼね",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "sebone",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "背骨"
},
{
"alt": "せきつい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "sekitsui",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "脊椎"
},
{
"alt": "せきちゅう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "sekichū",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "脊柱"
},
{
"code": "pam",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "gulugud"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "c’əŋ knɑɑŋ",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "ឆ្អឹងខ្នង"
},
{
"code": "kqr",
"lang": "Kimaragang",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "toruntud"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "birrbrre",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "بڕبڕە"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "columna vertebralis"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mugurkauls"
},
{
"code": "dtr",
"lang": "Lotud",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "toruntud"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "’rbet",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "’рбет"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "kíčma",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ки́чма"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "tulang belakang"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "iwituararo"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "iwituaroa"
},
{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "íígháán"
},
{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "hwííshgháán"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ryggrad"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ryggsøyle"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "virvelsøyle"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ryggrad"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ryggsøyle"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "virvelsøyle"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "hryċġbān"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "sotun-e faqarât",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "ستون فقرات"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"inanimate",
"masculine"
],
"word": "kręgosłup"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "coluna vertebral"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "espinha"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "espinha dorsal"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "coloană vertebrală"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"english": "the backbone",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "șira spinării"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pozvonóčnik",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "позвоно́чник"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xrebét",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "хребе́т"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cnàimh an droma"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "краљеҗница"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "кичма"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "хрптењача"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "kralježnica"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "kičma"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "hrptenjača"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hrbtenica"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "espina dorsal"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "columna vertebral"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ryggrad"
},
{
"code": "mvv",
"lang": "Tagal Murut",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "baluntur"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "guluguran"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "bangananan"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "gulugod"
},
{
"code": "kzt",
"lang": "Tambunan Dusun",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "toruntud"
},
{
"code": "tt",
"lang": "Tatar",
"roman": "umırtkalıq",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "умырткалык"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "grà-dùuk-sǎn-lǎng",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "กระดูกสันหลัง"
},
{
"code": "tih",
"lang": "Timugon Murut",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "baluntur"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "omurga"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "xương sống"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "bäkabom"
},
{
"code": "bdr",
"lang": "West Coast Bajau",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "teruntud"
},
{
"code": "tao",
"lang": "Yami",
"sense": "series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord",
"word": "vokot"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "diʕāma",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "دِعَامَة"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "himkʻ",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"word": "հիմք"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"word": "özək"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "osnova",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"word": "основа"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "opora",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"word": "опора"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "fundament"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "basis"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ruggengraat"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"word": "selkäranka"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "épine dorsale"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Rückgrat"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "rachokokaliá",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ραχοκοκαλιά"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"word": "gerinc"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "uppistaða"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "meginstoð"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "base"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"word": "spina dorsale"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"word": "struttura portante"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "pótpora",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "по́тпора"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ryggrad"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"inanimate",
"masculine"
],
"word": "trzon"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "base"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "espinha dorsal"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "coloană vertebrală"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xrebét",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "хребе́т"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kostják",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "костя́к"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "osnóva",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "осно́ва"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bun-structar"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "краљеҗница"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "кичма"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "kralježnica"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "kičma"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "columna vertebral"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ryggrad"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"word": "grundstomme"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure",
"word": "omurga"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šajāʕa",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"word": "شَجَاعَة"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "coratge"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "rygrad"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"word": "selkäranka"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "courage"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "pxa",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"word": "ფხა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Rückgrat"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"word": "gerinc"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"word": "jellem"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"word": "tartás"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "skapfesta"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "bein í nefinu"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"word": "kurajo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "coraggio"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mugurkauls"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ryggrad"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"word": "charakter"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"tags": [
"inanimate",
"masculine"
],
"word": "kręgosłup"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "firmeza"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "stérženʹ",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "сте́ржень"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cùl"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hrbtenica"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "coraje"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "carácter"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "courage, fortitude, or strength",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ryggrad"
}
],
"word": "backbone"
}
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