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gluteus maximus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
glu-teus -max-imus
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The largest of the muscles of each buttock.

noun

The buttocks.

Colloquial; Humorous

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gluteus maximus.

Origin

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Inflected Forms

glutei maximi (plural)

Questions

What does gluteus maximus mean?
The largest of the muscles of each buttock.
Where does gluteus maximus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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