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cleid-

UK/klʌɪ.d/US/klaɪ.d/

cleid- prefix: of or pertaining to the clavicle.

Prefix

cleid-

  1. Of or pertaining to the clavicle.
  2. Of or pertaining to a key.

Forms of cleid-

alternative formcleido-

Origin of cleid-

From Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, “a key; the collarbone”) + -o-.

Questions about cleid-

What does cleid- mean?
Cleid- means of or pertaining to the clavicle.
What part of speech is cleid-?
Cleid- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce cleid-?
Cleid- is pronounced /klʌɪ.d/ (UK).

Words near cleid- in the dictionary

  1. Cleggmania
  2. cleggs
  3. Cleghorn
  4. Cleghorns
  5. clegs
  6. cleid-
  7. cleidal
  8. cleido-
  9. cleidocostal
  10. cleidocranial
  11. cleidoic

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