"ottomy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ottomies [plural]
Etymology: Variant of otamy, corruption and clipping of anatomy, from Latin anatomia, from ἀνατομή (anatomḗ, “cutting up”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut, incise”). Doublet of anatomy. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|anatomia}} Latin anatomia, {{doublet|en|anatomy}} Doublet of anatomy Head templates: {{en-noun}} ottomy (plural ottomies)
  1. (obsolete, colloquial) A skeleton. Tags: colloquial, obsolete
    Sense id: en-ottomy-en-noun-gUv~aQ1L
  2. Very thin person.
    Sense id: en-ottomy-en-noun-9taXRKUR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Anatomy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 17 83

Inflected forms

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