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scapular

Meaningshoulder blade

Common meaning: to do with the shoulder blade

Other meanings: also a monastic shoulder garment

Journey through time

  1. Latinscapula‘shoulder blade’source
  2. Late Latinmeaning shiftsshoulder blade → shoulder-relatedscapularis‘shoulder-related’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsshoulder-related → to do with the shoulder bladescapular‘to do with the shoulder blade’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin scapula ‘shoulder blade’.

Roots

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