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os1

Pronunciation: /ɒs/

Definition of os

noun (plural ossa /ˈɒsə/)

Anatomy

a bone (used chiefly in Latin names of individual bones, e.g. os trapezium).

Origin:

Latin

os in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of os in the US English dictionary

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kempt

/ kɛm(p)t

adjective

maintained in a neat and clean condition …

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