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hallux
hallux /ˈhælʌks/
noun
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The first largest innermost toe
(
big toe
, great toe
, hallux
)
the first largest innermost toe
He stubbed his big toe on the doorframe and had to limp around for a week
He stubbed his big toe on the doorframe and had to limp around for a week
Asklepios
Asklepios /əˈskliːpiːɒs/
noun
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Son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
(
Aesculapius
, Asclepius
, Asklepios
)
son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
post horn
post horn /poʊst hɔrn/
noun
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Wind instrument used by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries
(
post horn
)
wind instrument used by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries
The postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries often sounded the post horn to signal their arrival.
The postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries often sounded the post horn to signal their arrival.
subduction
subduction /sʌbˈdʌkʃən/
noun
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A geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
(
subduction
)
a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
The earthquake was caused by the subduction of one tectonic plate beneath another.
The earthquake was caused by the subduction of one tectonic plate beneath another.
