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calvariums

calvariums is the plural of calvarium.

Meaning of calvarium

Noun

calvarium (plural calvariums or calvaria)

  1. The upper, domelike portion of the skull (without the lower jaw).
    • He turns up the skull between his hands. His fingers explore the calvarium. They emerge through the battered eye sockets.2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 583
    Synonyms:
    calvaria

Questions about calvariums

What is calvariums the plural of?
Calvariums is the plural of calvarium.

Words near calvariums in the dictionary

  1. calvarian
  2. calvarias
  3. calvaries
  4. Calvario
  5. calvarium
  6. calvariums
  7. calvary
  8. Calvary clover
  9. Calvary cross
  10. Calvary crosses
  11. calvas

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