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Translation

bone

Word origin

From Latin os, genitive ossis ('bone'). The Greek cousin osteon gives English its medical bone words, so an osteopath and Esperanto osto are close relatives.

Origin
Latin
Root
os, ossis
English cognates
osteopath, ossify

Examples

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The dog found a big bone in the garden.

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He broke a bone in his arm.

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Fish have many small bones.

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This word is part of lesson 27.