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/nek/

Line drawing of neck
Coloured illustration of neck
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Translation

The part of the body that joins the head to the rest of the body.

Word origin

From Old English hnecca, the old Germanic word for the back of the neck.

Origin
Old English
Root
hnecca

Grammar

Gender
Pluralnecks

Examples

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"Neck" is the part that joins the head to the body.

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"Necks" is the plural, meaning more than one neck.

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Here "neck" lets the head move round.

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This word is part of lesson 23.