"spine" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /spaɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spine.wav [Southern-England] Forms: spines [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪn Etymology: From late Middle English spyne, from Old French espine (French épine) or its source, Latin spīna (“a thorn; a prickle, spine; the backbone”). Doublet of spina. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*spey-}}, {{inh|en|enm|spyne}} Middle English spyne, {{der|en|fro|espine}} Old French espine, {{cog|fr|épine}} French épine, {{der|en|la|spīna||a thorn; a prickle, spine; the backbone}} Latin spīna (“a thorn; a prickle, spine; the backbone”), {{dbt|en|spina}} Doublet of spina Head templates: {{en-noun}} spine (plural spines)
  1. (anatomy, zootomy) A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen. Categories (topical): Skeleton Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Synonyms: backbone, spinal column, vertebral column
    Sense id: en-spine-en-noun-aBsbgrwJ Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy
  2. (anatomy, zootomy) A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen.
    (figurative) Courage or assertiveness.
    Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Skeleton, Personality Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Synonyms: backbone, spinal column, vertebral column Translations (backbone): ruggraat (Afrikaans), ῥάχις (rhákhis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), عَمُود فَقْرِيّ (ʕamūd faqriyy) [masculine] (Arabic), عمود فقري (ʕamūd faqarī) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), ողնաշար (oġnašar) (Armenian), schinari [feminine] (Aromanian), cãtinã [feminine] (Aromanian), ৰাজহাড় (razohar) (Assamese), espinazu [masculine] (Asturian), espina [feminine] (Asturian), onurğa (Azerbaijani), умыртҡа (umırtqa) (Bashkir), хрыбе́тнік (xrybjétnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), ́хрыбе́тніца (́xrybjétnica) [feminine] (Belarusian), пазвано́чнік (pazvanóčnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), хрыбе́т (xrybjét) [feminine] (Belarusian), মেরুদণ্ড (merudonḍo) (Bengali), iẓḍi (n ukrum) [Tashelhit, masculine] (Berberspraken), гръбна́чен стълб (grǎbnáčen stǎlb) [masculine] (Bulgarian), гръбна́к (grǎbnák) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ကျောရိုး (kyau:rui:) (Burmese), espinada [feminine] (Catalan), raquis [masculine] (Catalan), 脊椎 (zek³ zeoi¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 脊骨 (zek³ gwat¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 骨幹 (Chinese Mandarin), 骨干 (gǔgàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 脊骨 (jígǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 背骨 (bèigǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 脊椎 (jǐzhuī) (Chinese Mandarin), хрьбьтъ (xrĭbĭtŭ) [Cyrillic, masculine] (Church Slavic), páteř [feminine] (Czech), hřbet [masculine] (Czech), rygsøjle [common-gender] (Danish), rygrad [common-gender] (Danish), ruggengraat (Dutch), p-s-D:F37 (psḏ) (Egyptian), spino (Esperanto), vertebraro (Esperanto), vertebra kolumno (Esperanto), selgroog (Estonian), selkäranka (Finnish), colonne vertébrale [feminine] (French), échine (note: of animals) [feminine] (French), épine dorsale [feminine] (French), espiñazo [masculine] (Galician), soá [feminine] (Galician), soaxe [feminine] (Galician), cerrizo [masculine] (Galician), cernizo [masculine] (Galician), ხერხემალი (xerxemali) (Georgian), Rückgrat [neuter] (German), Wirbelsäule [feminine] (German), σπονδυλική στήλη (spondylikí stíli) [feminine] (Greek), ραχοκοκαλιά (rachokokaliá) [feminine] (Greek), עַמּוּד שִׁדְרָה ('amúd shidrá) [masculine] (Hebrew), मेरुदण्ड (merudaṇḍ) [masculine] (Hindi), रीढ़ की हड्डी (rīṛh kī haḍḍī) [feminine] (Hindi), gerinc (Hungarian), hryggur [masculine] (Icelandic), hryggjarsúla [feminine] (Icelandic), selkäpii (Ingrian), colonna vertebrale (Italian), 背骨 (sebone) (alt: せぼね) (Japanese), 脊椎 (sekitsui) (alt: せきつい) (Japanese), 脊柱 (sekichū) (alt: せきちゅう) (Japanese), омыртқа (omyrtqa) (Kazakh), ឆ្អឹងខ្នង (chʼəng khnɑɑng) (Khmer), 척추 (cheokchu) (alt: 脊椎) (Korean), омуртка (omurtka) (Kyrgyz), ກະດູກສັນຫຼັງ (ka dūk san lang) (Lao), spīna [feminine] (Latin), columna vertebrālis [feminine] (Latin), mugurkauls [masculine] (Latvian), stuburas [masculine] (Lithuanian), ’р́бет (’ŕbet) [masculine] (Macedonian), tulang belakang (Malay), നട്ടെല്ല് (naṭṭellŭ) (Malayalam), tuātara (Maori), iwituaroa (Maori), tuakoko (Maori), tuaiwi (Maori), iwituararo (Maori), chyne (Middle English), нуруу (nuruu) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), íígháán (Navajo), मेरुदण्ड (merudaṇḍa) (Nepali), birrbirre (Northern Kurdish), núm̄es (Northern Ohlone), ryggrad [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ryggsøyle [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), virvelsøyle [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ryggrad [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ryggsøyle [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), virvelsøyle [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), hryċġbān [neuter] (Old English), شمزۍ (šamzᶕy) [feminine] (Pashto), شنځۍ (šanjǝ́y) (Pashto), ستون مهرهها (sotun-e mohre-hâ) (Persian), kręgosłup [masculine] (Polish), espinhaço [masculine] (Portuguese), espinha [feminine] (Portuguese), coluna [feminine] (Portuguese), coluna vertebral (Portuguese), coloană vertebrală [feminine] (Romanian), позвоно́чник (pozvonóčnik) [masculine] (Russian), хребе́т (xrebét) [masculine] (Russian), cnàimh an droma [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), кра́љежница [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), кра́љешница [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ки̑чма [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), хрптѐњача [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), хрптеница [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), хр̏бат [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), králježnica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), králješnica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), kȋčma [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), hrptènjača [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), hrptenica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), hȑbat [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), කශේරුව (kaśēruwa) (Sinhalese), chrbtica [feminine] (Slovak), hrbtenica [feminine] (Slovene), columna vertebral [feminine] (Spanish), espinazo [masculine] (Spanish), bakabonyo (Sranan Tongo), ryggrad [common-gender] (Swedish), guluguran (Tagalog), bangananan (Tagalog), сутунмӯҳра (sutunmühra) (Tajik), умырткалык (umırtkalıq) (Tatar), умыртка (umırtka) (Tatar), กระดูกสันหลัง (grà-dùuk-sǎn-lǎng) (Thai), omurga (Turkish), oňurga (Turkmen), хребе́т (xrebét) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ریڑھ کی ہڈی (rīṛh kī haḍḍī) [feminine] (Urdu), umurtqa pogʻonasi (Uzbek), xương sống (Vietnamese), bäkabom (Volapük), batsą́tsʼin (Western Apache), רוקנביין (ruknbeyn) [masculine] (Yiddish), ndoksaen (Zhuang) Translations (courage or assertiveness): кура́ж (kuráž) [masculine] (Bulgarian), páteř [feminine] (Czech), rygrad [common-gender] (Danish), selkäranka (Finnish), Rückgrat [neuter] (German), 気骨 (kikotsu) (alt: きこつ) (Japanese), mugurkauls [masculine] (Latvian), ’рбет (’rbet) [masculine] (Macedonian), നട്ടെല്ല് (naṭṭellŭ) (Malayalam), ryggrad [masculine] (Norwegian), хребе́т (xrebét) [masculine] (Russian), сте́ржень (stérženʹ) [masculine] (Russian), hrbtenica [feminine] (Slovene), ryggrad [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-spine-en-noun-VSS7JuIz Disambiguation of Personality: 20 25 12 7 11 2 7 2 11 2 Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy Disambiguation of 'backbone': 27 36 26 1 2 2 3 0 2 0 Disambiguation of 'courage or assertiveness': 3 79 1 2 2 2 7 2 2 0
  3. Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.
    Sense id: en-spine-en-noun-AjZHLxz9
  4. The narrow, bound edge of a book that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's and publisher's name. Synonyms: back Translations (bound edge of a book): гръб (grǎb) [masculine] (Bulgarian), llom [masculine] (Catalan), hřbet [masculine] (Czech), ryg [common-gender] (Danish), rug [masculine] (Dutch), selkä (Finnish), selkämys (Finnish), dos [masculine] (French), Rücken [masculine] (German), Buchrücken [masculine] (German), ράχη (ráchi) [feminine] (Greek), kjölur [masculine] (Icelandic), costa [feminine] (Italian), dorso [masculine] (Italian), 本の背 (alt: ほんのせ, hon no se) (Japanese), 背表紙 (sebyōshi) (alt: せびょうし) (Japanese), mugura [feminine] (Latvian), ’рбет (’rbet) [masculine] (Macedonian), rygg [masculine] (Norwegian), grzbiet [masculine] (Polish), dorso [masculine] (Portuguese), корешо́к (korešók) [masculine] (Russian), hrbet [masculine] (Slovene), lomo [masculine] (Spanish), rygg [common-gender] (Swedish), bokrygg [common-gender] (Swedish), สัน (sǎn) (Thai), สันหนังสือ (sǎn-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ) (Thai), коріне́ць (korinécʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), спи́нка (spýnka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), gáy sách (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-spine-en-noun-en:bound_edge_of_book Disambiguation of 'bound edge of a book': 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5. (zootomy, botany) A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, or plant. Categories (topical): Botany Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Synonyms: needle, prickle, quill (english: on animals, flexible), spicule, spike (english: rigid), thorn (english: on plants), virgula [obsolete] Translations (rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure): espina [feminine] (Asturian), энә (enə) (Bashkir), бодил (bodil) [masculine] (Bulgarian), шип (šip) [masculine] (Bulgarian), espina [feminine] (Catalan), osten [masculine] (Czech), trn [masculine] (Czech), bodlina (of a hedgehog) [feminine] (Czech), pig (of a hedgehog) [common-gender] (Danish), stekel [masculine] (Dutch), doorn [masculine] (Dutch), oga (Estonian), piikki (Finnish), oas (Finnish), épine [feminine] (French), piquant [masculine] (French), espiña [feminine] (Galician), Stachel [masculine] (German), Dorn [masculine] (German), αγκάθι (agkáthi) [neuter] (Greek), heu (in cacti) (Hawaiian), קוֹץ (kotz) [masculine] (Hebrew), עוקץ (Hebrew), עֹקֶץ (óketz) [masculine] (Hebrew), tüske (Hungarian), hryggur [masculine] (Icelandic), spina dorsale [feminine] (Italian), spīna [feminine] (Latin), aculeus [masculine] (Latin), tuātara (english: on back of fish or reptile) (Maori), tuaitara (Maori), wehiwehi (Maori), wewehi (Maori), دیكن (diken) (Ottoman Turkish), kolec [masculine] (Polish), espinho (Portuguese), шип (šip) [masculine] (Russian), игла́ (iglá) [feminine] (Russian), колю́чка (koljúčka) [feminine] (Russian), bodica [feminine] (Slovene), espina [feminine] (Spanish), tagg [common-gender] (Swedish), tinik (Tagalog), diken (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-spine-en-noun-en:sharp Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences, zoology, zootomy Disambiguation of 'rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure': 6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0
  6. (botany) The heartwood of trees. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-spine-en-noun-71l5JA~E Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  7. (neuroscience) Ellipsis of dendritic spine.. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: dendritic spine Categories (topical): Neuroscience, Books
    Sense id: en-spine-en-noun-aJIkA7mV Disambiguation of Books: 12 12 2 16 10 11 24 6 6 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 2 7 10 9 29 9 7 0 Topics: medicine, neuroscience, sciences
  8. A linear payscale operated by some large organizations that allows flexibility for local and specific conditions. Synonyms: pay spine
    Sense id: en-spine-en-noun-VcsAQAt-
  9. (geology) A tall mass of viscous lava extruded from a volcano. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-spine-en-noun-Z0FBEY90 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  10. The stiffness of an arrow.
    Sense id: en-spine-en-noun-QXqB4S0L
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: erector spinae, spina bifida, spinal canal, spinal column, spinal cord, spiniferous, spinigerous, spinigrade, spinoidal, spinule

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          "word": "ກະດູກສັນຫຼັງ"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "backbone",
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          "word": "spīna"
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          "word": "columna vertebrālis"
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          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "backbone",
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          "word": "mugurkauls"
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          "code": "lt",
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          "sense": "backbone",
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          "word": "stuburas"
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          "word": "’р́бет"
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          "sense": "backbone",
          "word": "tulang belakang"
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          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
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          "word": "നട്ടെല്ല്"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "backbone",
          "word": "tuātara"
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          "sense": "backbone",
          "word": "tuaiwi"
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          "word": "chyne"
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          "word": "нуруу"
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          "sense": "backbone",
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          "lang": "Nepali",
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          "sense": "backbone",
          "word": "मेरुदण्ड"
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          "word": "kręgosłup"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "backbone",
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          "word": "coluna"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "code": "ro",
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          "word": "кра́љешница"
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          "word": "ки̑чма"
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          "code": "srn",
          "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
          "sense": "backbone",
          "word": "bakabonyo"
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          "code": "tl",
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          "sense": "backbone",
          "word": "guluguran"
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          "sense": "backbone",
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          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "sutunmühra",
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          "word": "сутунмӯҳра"
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          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
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          "code": "ml",
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          "roman": "naṭṭellŭ",
          "sense": "courage or assertiveness",
          "word": "നട്ടെല്ല്"
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          "lang": "Norwegian",
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          "word": "ryggrad"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "xrebét",
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        {
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        {
          "ref": "1838, Samuel Hare, chapter 4, in Practical Observations on the Causes and Treatment of Curvatures of the Spine: With Hygienic Directions for the Physical Culture of Youth, as a Means of Preventing the Disease; an Etching and Description of an Apparatus for the Correction of the Deformity, and Engravings Illustrative of the Cases, London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co. [et al.], →OCLC, Lateral Curvature, page 76",
          "text": "[Describing scoliosis.] The integuments over the abdomen are folded or wrinkled, the left breast is seldom fully developed, the ribs lose their natural shape, those of the left side becoming straighter, while, on the right side, they are so much curved, as to admit of their being easily grasped by the hand; they are closer together on the left side, and frequently rest upon the spine of the ilium, thus giving the right side a fuller and more rounded appearance than is natural.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1994, Howard S. An with J. Michael Simpson, “Anatomy of the Cervical Spine”, in Surgery of the Cervical Spine, London: Martin Dunitz, Muscles and Fascia, page 14",
          "text": "The posterior muscles of the neck are divided into superficial, intermediate, and deep groups. The most superficial muscle is the trapezius, which originates from the external occipital protuberance and the medial nuchal line of C7 to T12 spinous processes and inserts onto the spine of the scapula, acromion, and the lateral aspect of the clavicle.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Peter Hyatt, “Ian Moore Architects”, in Masters of Light: Designing the Luminous House, Mulgrave, Vic.: The Images Publishing Group, Air Apartments, page 242",
          "text": "The eastern tower and the smaller western satellite are linked by the lift core, which passes through the centre of the monorail turning circle and provides the structural spine of the building; the two towers are cantilevered from this spine.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Sergei Matveev, “2 Complexity Theory of 3-Manifolds”, in Algorithmic Topology and Classification of 3-Manifolds, 2nd edition, Berlin: Springer Science+Business Media, 2.3.2 Simplification Moves, page 75",
          "text": "The polyhedron P∪D is a special spine of the twice punctured M, that is, of M with two balls B₁, B₂ cut out of it. To get a spine of M, we make a hole in c′ or c″ depending on which of them is a common face of these balls.",
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        }
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        "Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate."
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          "backbone"
        ],
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          "ridge",
          "ridge"
        ],
        [
          "central",
          "central"
        ],
        [
          "radiate",
          "radiate"
        ]
      ]
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      "categories": [],
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        {
          "ref": "1994–2014, “Rare Book Basics: Book Terms Illustrated”, in Powell's City of Books, archived from the original on 2014-07-05",
          "text": "The spine is the book's backbone. Because the spine is generally all you can see when a book is on the shelf, the spine displays the title and author of the book and is often ornately decorated.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "The narrow, bound edge of a book that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's and publisher's name."
      ],
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        ],
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          "bound",
          "bound"
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          "edge",
          "edge"
        ],
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          "book",
          "book"
        ],
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          "enclose",
          "enclose"
        ],
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          "page",
          "page"
        ],
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          "shelf",
          "shelf"
        ],
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          "bear",
          "bear"
        ],
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          "title",
          "title"
        ],
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          "author",
          "author"
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          "publisher",
          "publisher"
        ]
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      ],
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          "word": "back"
        }
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "grǎb",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "гръб"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "llom"
        },
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "hřbet"
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          "code": "da",
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          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
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            "masculine"
          ],
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
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        },
        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "word": "selkämys"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Rücken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Buchrücken"
        },
        {
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ráchi",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ράχη"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "kjölur"
        },
        {
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "costa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dorso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "alt": "ほんのせ, hon no se",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "word": "本の背"
        },
        {
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          "alt": "せびょうし",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sebyōshi",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "word": "背表紙"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mugura"
        },
        {
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "’rbet",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "’рбет"
        },
        {
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "rygg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "grzbiet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dorso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "korešók",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "корешо́к"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "hrbet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lomo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "rygg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "bokrygg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "sǎn",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "word": "สัน"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "sǎn-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "word": "สันหนังสือ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "korinécʹ",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "коріне́ць"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "spýnka",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "спи́нка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "bound edge of a book",
          "word": "gáy sách"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Animal body parts",
          "orig": "en:Animal body parts",
          "parents": [
            "Body parts",
            "Animals",
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "All topics",
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            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental",
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        {
          "ref": "1871, Charles Darwin, “chapter 12”, in Descent of Man, page 331",
          "text": "The male, as Dr. Gunther informs me, has a cluster of stiff, straight spines, like those of a comb, on the sides of the tail.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, or plant."
      ],
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        [
          "zootomy",
          "zootomy"
        ],
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          "botany",
          "botany"
        ],
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          "pointed",
          "pointed"
        ],
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          "rigid",
          "rigid"
        ],
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          "protuberance",
          "protuberance"
        ],
        [
          "needlelike",
          "needlelike"
        ],
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ],
        [
          "shell",
          "shell"
        ],
        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ]
      ],
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        "(zootomy, botany) A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, or plant."
      ],
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        "en:sharp"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "needle"
        },
        {
          "word": "prickle"
        },
        {
          "english": "on animals, flexible",
          "word": "quill"
        },
        {
          "word": "spicule"
        },
        {
          "english": "rigid",
          "word": "spike"
        },
        {
          "english": "on plants",
          "word": "thorn"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "virgula"
        }
      ],
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        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences",
        "zoology",
        "zootomy"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "espina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "enə",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "word": "энә"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "bodil",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "бодил"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "šip",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "шип"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "espina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "osten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "trn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bodlina (of a hedgehog)"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "pig (of a hedgehog)"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "stekel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "doorn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "word": "oga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "word": "piikki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "word": "oas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "épine"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "piquant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "espiña"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Stachel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Dorn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "agkáthi",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "αγκάθι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "haw",
          "lang": "Hawaiian",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "word": "heu (in cacti)"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "kotz",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "קוֹץ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "word": "עוקץ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "óketz",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "עֹקֶץ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "word": "tüske"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "hryggur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "spina dorsale"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "spīna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "aculeus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "english": "on back of fish or reptile",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "word": "tuātara"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "word": "tuaitara"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "word": "wehiwehi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "word": "wewehi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "diken",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "word": "دیكن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "kolec"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "word": "espinho"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 6 12 4 52 4 8 3 4 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "šip",
          "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "specific"
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        "geology",
        "natural-sciences"
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      "glosses": [
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          "stiffness"
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    },
    {
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "ruggraat"
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      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "batsą́tsʼin"
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "عَمُود فَقْرِيّ"
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      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʕamūd faqarī",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "عمود فقري"
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "oġnašar",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "ողնաշար"
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      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "schinari"
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    {
      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cãtinã"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "razohar",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "ৰাজহাড়"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "espinazu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "espina"
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    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "onurğa"
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    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "umırtqa",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "умыртҡа"
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    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "xrybjétnik",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хрыбе́тнік"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "́xrybjétnica",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "́хрыбе́тніца"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pazvanóčnik",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пазвано́чнік"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "xrybjét",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "хрыбе́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "merudonḍo",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "মেরুদণ্ড"
    },
    {
      "code": "shi",
      "lang": "Berberspraken",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "Tashelhit",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "iẓḍi (n ukrum)"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "grǎbnáčen stǎlb",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гръбна́чен стълб"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "grǎbnák",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гръбна́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "kyau:rui:",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "ကျောရိုး"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "espinada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "raquis"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "zek³ zeoi¹",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "脊椎"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "zek³ gwat¹",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "脊骨"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "骨幹"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gǔgàn",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "骨干"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jígǔ",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "脊骨"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bèigǔ",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "背骨"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jǐzhuī",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "脊椎"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "páteř"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hřbet"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "rygsøjle"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "rygrad"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "ruggengraat"
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    {
      "code": "egy",
      "lang": "Egyptian",
      "roman": "psḏ",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "p-s-D:F37"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "spino"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "vertebraro"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "vertebra kolumno"
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    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "selgroog"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "selkäranka"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "colonne vertébrale"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "note": "of animals",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "échine"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "épine dorsale"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "espiñazo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "soá"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "soaxe"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cerrizo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cernizo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "xerxemali",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "ხერხემალი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Rückgrat"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Wirbelsäule"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "spondylikí stíli",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "σπονδυλική στήλη"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "rachokokaliá",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ραχοκοκαλιά"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "rhákhis",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ῥάχις"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "'amúd shidrá",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "עַמּוּד שִׁדְרָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "merudaṇḍ",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "मेरुदण्ड"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "rīṛh kī haḍḍī",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "रीढ़ की हड्डी"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "gerinc"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hryggur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hryggjarsúla"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "selkäpii"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "colonna vertebrale"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せぼね",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sebone",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "背骨"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せきつい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sekitsui",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "脊椎"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せきちゅう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sekichū",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "脊柱"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "omyrtqa",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "омыртқа"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "chʼəng khnɑɑng",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "ឆ្អឹងខ្នង"
    },
    {
      "alt": "脊椎",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "cheokchu",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "척추"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "birrbirre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "omurtka",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "омуртка"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "ka dūk san lang",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "ກະດູກສັນຫຼັງ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spīna"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "columna vertebrālis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mugurkauls"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stuburas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "’ŕbet",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "’р́бет"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "tulang belakang"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "naṭṭellŭ",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "നട്ടെല്ല്"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "tuātara"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "iwituaroa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "tuakoko"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "tuaiwi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "iwituararo"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "chyne"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "nuruu",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "нуруу"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "íígháán"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "merudaṇḍa",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "मेरुदण्ड"
    },
    {
      "code": "cst",
      "lang": "Northern Ohlone",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "núm̄es"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ryggrad"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ryggsøyle"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "virvelsøyle"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ryggrad"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ryggsøyle"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "virvelsøyle"
    },
    {
      "code": "cu",
      "lang": "Church Slavic",
      "roman": "xrĭbĭtŭ",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хрьбьтъ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hryċġbān"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "šamzᶕy",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "شمزۍ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "šanjǝ́y",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "شنځۍ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "sotun-e mohre-hâ",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "ستون مهرهها"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kręgosłup"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "espinhaço"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "espinha"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "coluna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "coluna vertebral"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "coloană vertebrală"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pozvonóčnik",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "позвоно́чник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xrebét",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хребе́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cnàimh an droma"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кра́љежница"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кра́љешница"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ки̑чма"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "хрптѐњача"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "хрптеница"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хр̏бат"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "králježnica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "králješnica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kȋčma"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hrptènjača"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hrptenica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hȑbat"
    },
    {
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "roman": "kaśēruwa",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "කශේරුව"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "chrbtica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hrbtenica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "columna vertebral"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "espinazo"
    },
    {
      "code": "srn",
      "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "bakabonyo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ryggrad"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "guluguran"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "bangananan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "sutunmühra",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "сутунмӯҳра"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "umırtkalıq",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "умырткалык"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "umırtka",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "умыртка"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "grà-dùuk-sǎn-lǎng",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "กระดูกสันหลัง"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "omurga"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "oňurga"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "xrebét",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хребе́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "rīṛh kī haḍḍī",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ریڑھ کی ہڈی"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "umurtqa pogʻonasi"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "xương sống"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "bäkabom"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "ruknbeyn",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "רוקנביין"
    },
    {
      "code": "za",
      "lang": "Zhuang",
      "sense": "backbone",
      "word": "ndoksaen"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kuráž",
      "sense": "courage or assertiveness",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кура́ж"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "courage or assertiveness",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "páteř"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "courage or assertiveness",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "rygrad"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "courage or assertiveness",
      "word": "selkäranka"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "courage or assertiveness",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Rückgrat"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きこつ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kikotsu",
      "sense": "courage or assertiveness",
      "word": "気骨"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "courage or assertiveness",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mugurkauls"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "’rbet",
      "sense": "courage or assertiveness",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "’рбет"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "naṭṭellŭ",
      "sense": "courage or assertiveness",
      "word": "നട്ടെല്ല്"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "courage or assertiveness",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ryggrad"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xrebét",
      "sense": "courage or assertiveness",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хребе́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stérženʹ",
      "sense": "courage or assertiveness",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сте́ржень"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "courage or assertiveness",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hrbtenica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "courage or assertiveness",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ryggrad"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "grǎb",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гръб"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "llom"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hřbet"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ryg"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rug"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "word": "selkä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "word": "selkämys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dos"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rücken"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Buchrücken"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ráchi",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ράχη"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kjölur"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "costa"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dorso"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ほんのせ, hon no se",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "word": "本の背"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せびょうし",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sebyōshi",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "word": "背表紙"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mugura"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "’rbet",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "’рбет"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rygg"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grzbiet"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dorso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "korešók",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "корешо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hrbet"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lomo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "rygg"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "bokrygg"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sǎn",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "word": "สัน"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sǎn-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "word": "สันหนังสือ"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "korinécʹ",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "коріне́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "spýnka",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "спи́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "bound edge of a book",
      "word": "gáy sách"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "espina"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "enə",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "word": "энә"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bodil",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бодил"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "šip",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шип"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "espina"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "osten"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trn"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bodlina (of a hedgehog)"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "pig (of a hedgehog)"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stekel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "doorn"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "word": "oga"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "word": "piikki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "word": "oas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "épine"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "piquant"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "espiña"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Stachel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Dorn"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "agkáthi",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αγκάθι"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "word": "heu (in cacti)"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "kotz",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "קוֹץ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "word": "עוקץ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "óketz",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "עֹקֶץ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "word": "tüske"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hryggur"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spina dorsale"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spīna"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aculeus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "english": "on back of fish or reptile",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "word": "tuātara"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "word": "tuaitara"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "word": "wehiwehi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "word": "wewehi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "diken",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "word": "دیكن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kolec"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "word": "espinho"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "šip",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шип"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "iglá",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "игла́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "koljúčka",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "колю́чка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bodica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "espina"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "tagg"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "word": "tinik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure",
      "word": "diken"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Gray's Anatomy",
    "spine"
  ],
  "word": "spine"
}

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