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English
Etymology
From OF. espine (modern: épine).

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪn|-aɪn

Noun
en-noun

1. A person or thing's backbone; the series of bones collectively from one's (literal or figurative) head to tail or pelvis.
2. A rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell, or plant.
3. A metaphor|Metaphor for courage or assertiveness, alluding to the backbone
4. The narrow, bound edge of a book.

Translations
trans-top|backbone
Danish: rygsøjle c, rygrad c
Dutch: ruggengraat
Bosnian: ki�ma f
Chinese: �� (j� zhuī)
Czech: páte� f
Finnish: selkäranka
French: colonne vertébrale f, échine f (of animals)
German: Rückgrat n
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Japanese: ��, ���� (sekitsui), ��, ����� (sekichū),�骨, ��� (sebone)
Latvian: mugurkauls m
Macedonian: '�бе� ('rbet) m
Polish: kr�gos�up m
Russian: позвоно�ник (pozvonó�nik) m, ��ебе� (�r'ebét) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ки�ма f, ��ба� m, ��п�ени�а f
:Latin: ki�ma f, hrbat m, hrptenica f
Swedish: ryggrad c
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trans-top|rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell, or plant
Czech: osten m trn m
Finnish: piikki, oas
French: épine f, piquant m
Icelandic: hryggur m
trans-mid
Italian: spina dorsale f
Russian: �ип (šip) m, игла (iglá) f, кол��ка (kol'ú�ka) f
Swedish: tagg c
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trans-top|metaphor for courage or assertiveness
Danish: rygrad c
Finnish: selkäranka
trans-mid
Japanese: �骨, ��� (kikotu)
Swedish: ryggrad c
Russian: ��ебе� (�r'ebét) m, ��е�жен� (st'éržen') m
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trans-top|bound edge of a book
Danish: ryg c
Finnish: selkä
French: dos m
Icelandic: kjölur m
Italian: costa f, dorso m
trans-mid
Japanese: ���, ���� (hon no se), �表�, ����� (seby�shi)
Russian: ко�е�ок (kor'ešók) m
Swedish: rygg c
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Anagrams
penis
pines

Derived terms
spina bifida
spinal
spinal canal
spinal column
spinal cord
spiniferous
spinose
spinous
spiny

Category:Skeleton

Italian

Noun
spine f

1. plural of|spina|lang=Italian

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