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osseous

/ˈɒsi.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
os-seous
IPA
/ˈɒsi.əs/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or made of bone; bony.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin osseus (“bony, (attributive) bone”), from os (“bone”) + -eus.

Derived Forms

chondroosseous endosseous exosseous extraosseous immunoosseous interosseous intraosseous nonosseous osseously perosseous preosseous semiosseous

Phrases

osseous labyrinth osseous tissue

Synonyms

osteal bony

Questions

How do you pronounce osseous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒsi.əs/.
What does osseous mean?
Of, relating to, or made of bone; bony.
Where does osseous come from?
Borrowed from Latin osseus (“bony, (attributive) bone”), from os (“bone”) + -eus.

How to pronounce osseous

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