"breastbone" meaning in English

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Noun

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Etymology: From Middle English brust-bon, brestbon, from Old English brēostbān (“breastbone”), equivalent to breast + bone. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|brust-bon}} Middle English brust-bon, {{m|enm|brestbon}} brestbon, {{inh|en|ang|brēostbān||breastbone}} Old English brēostbān (“breastbone”), {{compound|en|breast|bone}} breast + bone Head templates: {{en-noun}} breastbone (plural breastbones)
  1. (anatomy) The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collarbone and the top ribs. Wikipedia link: Breastbone Categories (topical): Anatomy, Bones Synonyms: sternum, breast bone Translations (the central narrow bone in the front of the chest): borsbeen (Afrikaans), στέρνον (stérnon) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), قَصّ (qaṣṣ) [masculine] (Arabic), قص (qaṣṣ) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), կրծոսկր (krcoskr) (Armenian), esternón [masculine] (Asturian), বক্ষাস্থি (bokkhasthi) (Bengali), гръдна кост (grǎdna kost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), estern [masculine] (Catalan), estèrnum [masculine] (Catalan), pitso (Cebuano), tujou (Central Melanau), 胸骨 (english: hung¹ gwat¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 胸骨 (xiōnggǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), hrudní kost [feminine] (Czech), އުރަމަތީ ކަށިގަނޑު (uramatī kaṣigaⁿḍu) (Dhivehi), borstbeen [neuter] (Dutch), sternumo (Esperanto), rinnak (Estonian), rintalasta (Finnish), sternum [masculine] (French), esterno [masculine] (Galician), Brustbein [neuter] (German), Sternum [neuter] (German), ઉરોસ્થિ (urosthi) (Gujarati), છાતીનું હાડકું (chātīnũ hāḍkũ) (Gujarati), עצם החזה (etzem ha'khaze) [masculine] (Hebrew), מַפְתֵּחַ הַלֵּב (mafteáẖ hallév) [masculine] (Hebrew), उरोस्थि (urosthi) (Hindi), szegycsont (Hungarian), mellcsont (Hungarian), bringubein [neuter] (Icelandic), brjóstbein [neuter] (Icelandic), tulang dada (Indonesian), sternum (Indonesian), tulang rawan (Indonesian), rintaluu (Ingrian), cnámh uchta [feminine] (Irish), steirneam [masculine] (Irish), sterno [masculine] (Italian), 胸骨 (kyōkotsu) (alt: きょうこつ) (Japanese), kuntuwarpu (Kaurna), 가슴뼈 (gaseumppyeo) (Korean), sternum [neuter] (Latin), tulang dada (Malay), sternum (Malay), tulang papan (Malay), tulang rimau menangis (Malay), tulang rawan (Malay), whaturei (Maori), छातीचे हाड (chātīce hāḍ) (Marathi), उरोस्थी (urosthī) (Marathi), abagoro (Motu), hestiyê sîngê (Northern Kurdish), جناغ (jenâğ) (Persian), Brostknoaken [masculine] (Plautdietsch), mostek [masculine] (Polish), esterno [masculine] (Portuguese), груди́на (grudína) [feminine] (Russian), грудна́я кость (grudnája kostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), breestbane (Scots), cnàimh a' chlèibh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), hrudná kosť [feminine] (Slovak), pŕsnica [feminine] (Slovene), esternón [masculine] (Spanish), bröstben [neuter] (Swedish), butundibdib (Tagalog), ఉరోస్థి (urōsthi) (Telugu), göğüs kemiği (Turkish), sternum (Turkish), iman tahtası (Turkish), xương ức (Vietnamese), asgwrn dwyfron [masculine] (Welsh)

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          ],
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          "code": "fi",
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        },
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          "code": "fr",
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
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          "roman": "etzem ha'khaze",
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          "tags": [
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "mafteáẖ hallév",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "מַפְתֵּחַ הַלֵּב"
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "urosthi",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "उरोस्थि"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "szegycsont"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "mellcsont"
        },
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "bringubein"
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "brjóstbein"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "tulang dada"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "sternum"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "tulang rawan"
        },
        {
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "rintaluu"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cnámh uchta"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "steirneam"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sterno"
        },
        {
          "alt": "きょうこつ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kyōkotsu",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "胸骨"
        },
        {
          "code": "zku",
          "lang": "Kaurna",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "kuntuwarpu"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gaseumppyeo",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "가슴뼈"
        },
        {
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "hestiyê sîngê"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "sternum"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "tulang dada"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "sternum"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "tulang papan"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "tulang rimau menangis"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "tulang rawan"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "whaturei"
        },
        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "chātīce hāḍ",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "छातीचे हाड"
        },
        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "urosthī",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "उरोस्थी"
        },
        {
          "code": "meu",
          "lang": "Motu",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "abagoro"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "jenâğ",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
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          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
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          "tags": [
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          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "mostek"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "tags": [
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          "roman": "grudnája kostʹ",
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          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "breestbane"
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cnàimh a' chlèibh"
        },
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "hrudná kosť"
        },
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          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pŕsnica"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "esternón"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "bröstben"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "butundibdib"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "urōsthi",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "ఉరోస్థి"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "göğüs kemiği"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
          "word": "sternum"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
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          "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
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      "code": "af",
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      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
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      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
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      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qaṣṣ",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "krcoskr",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "կրծոսկր"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "esternón"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "bokkhasthi",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "বক্ষাস্থি"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "grǎdna kost",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гръдна кост"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estern"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estèrnum"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "pitso"
    },
    {
      "code": "mel",
      "lang": "Central Melanau",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "tujou"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "english": "hung¹ gwat¹",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "胸骨"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiōnggǔ",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "胸骨"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hrudní kost"
    },
    {
      "code": "dv",
      "lang": "Dhivehi",
      "roman": "uramatī kaṣigaⁿḍu",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "އުރަމަތީ ކަށިގަނޑު"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "borstbeen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "sternumo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "rinnak"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "rintalasta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sternum"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "esterno"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Brustbein"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Sternum"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "stérnon",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "στέρνον"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "urosthi",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "ઉરોસ્થિ"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "chātīnũ hāḍkũ",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "છાતીનું હાડકું"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "etzem ha'khaze",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "עצם החזה"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "mafteáẖ hallév",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מַפְתֵּחַ הַלֵּב"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "urosthi",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "उरोस्थि"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "szegycsont"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "mellcsont"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bringubein"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "brjóstbein"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "tulang dada"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "sternum"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "tulang rawan"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "rintaluu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cnámh uchta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "steirneam"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sterno"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きょうこつ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyōkotsu",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "胸骨"
    },
    {
      "code": "zku",
      "lang": "Kaurna",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "kuntuwarpu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gaseumppyeo",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "가슴뼈"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "hestiyê sîngê"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sternum"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "tulang dada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "sternum"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "tulang papan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "tulang rimau menangis"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "tulang rawan"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "whaturei"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "chātīce hāḍ",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "छातीचे हाड"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "urosthī",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "उरोस्थी"
    },
    {
      "code": "meu",
      "lang": "Motu",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "abagoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "jenâğ",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "جناغ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Brostknoaken"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mostek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "esterno"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "grudína",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "груди́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "grudnája kostʹ",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "грудна́я кость"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "breestbane"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cnàimh a' chlèibh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hrudná kosť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pŕsnica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "esternón"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bröstben"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "butundibdib"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "urōsthi",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "ఉరోస్థి"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "göğüs kemiği"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "sternum"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "iman tahtası"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "word": "xương ức"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "the central narrow bone in the front of the chest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "asgwrn dwyfron"
    }
  ],
  "word": "breastbone"
}

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