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hamate

/ˈheɪmeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
ha-mate
IPA
/ˈheɪmeɪt/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Hooked at the end.

noun

The hamate bone.

Etymology

From Latin hamus (“hook”) + -ate (adjective forming suffix); the noun is a back-formation from hamate bone, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

hamates (plural)

Synonyms

hamate bone unciform bone os hamatum

Questions

How do you pronounce hamate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈheɪmeɪt/.
What does hamate mean?
Hooked at the end.
Where does hamate come from?
From Latin hamus (“hook”) + -ate (adjective forming suffix); the noun is a back-formation from hamate bone, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

How to pronounce hamate

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