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masculine

/pus/

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Translation

thumb; inch

Word origin

From Latin pollex ('thumb, big toe'). The thumb's width served as a unit of length, which is why the same word names the inch.

Origin: Latin
Root: pollex

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralpouces

Examples

' .

He cut his thumb yesterday.

The baby keeps his thumb in his mouth.

She gave a thumbs up to say yes.

The table is thirty inches wide.

' !

Do not move an inch!

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This word is part of lesson 48.