"collarbone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: collarbones [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English colar bane; equivalent to collar + bone. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|colar bane}} Middle English colar bane, {{compound|en|collar|bone}} collar + bone Head templates: {{en-noun}} collarbone (plural collarbones)
  1. The bone joining the shoulder and the breastbone. Wikipedia link: collarbone Categories (topical): Bones Synonyms: clavicle, collar-bone, collar bone

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