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dorsa

UK/ˈdɔː.sə/US/ˈdɔɹ.sə/

dorsa is the plural of dorsum.

Meaning of dorsum

Noun

dorsum (plural dorsa)

  1. The back of the tongue, used for articulating dorsal consonants.
    Synonyms:
    back
  2. The top of the foot or the back of the hand.
    Synonyms:
    back
  3. A ridge on a hill, or on the surface of a planet or moon.
  4. Theta Capricorni, a star on the back of the Goat.

Questions about dorsa

What is dorsa the plural of?
Dorsa is the plural of dorsum.
How do you pronounce dorsa?
Dorsa is pronounced /ˈdɔː.sə/ (UK).

Words near dorsa in the dictionary

  1. Dorroughs
  2. dorrs
  3. dors
  4. dors-
  5. Dors.
  6. dorsa
  7. dorsad
  8. Dorsainvil
  9. Dorsainvils
  10. dorsal
  11. dorsal body hormone

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dorsa (page history and authors); dorsum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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