skeleton
noun
/ˈskɛlətən/
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/ˈskɛlɪtn/
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[ˈskɛləʔn̩]
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- (anatomy) The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.
- (figuratively) A very thin person.
- (figuratively) The central core of something that gives shape to the entire structure.
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esqueleto
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- (architecture) A frame that provides support to a building or other construction.
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esqueleto,
estrutura
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skeleton
noun
/ˈskɛlətən/
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/ˈskɛlɪtn/
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[ˈskɛləʔn̩]
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- (sports, uncountable) A type of tobogganing in which competitors lie face down, and descend head first.
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skeleton
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