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ottomy

ottomy noun: a skeleton.

Noun

ottomy (plural ottomies)

  1. (colloquial, obsolete) A skeleton.
  2. Very thin person.

Forms of ottomy

pluralottomies

Origin of ottomy

Variant of otamy, corruption and clipping of anatomy, from Latin anatomia, from ἀνατομή (anatomḗ, “cutting up”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut, incise”). Doublet of anatomy.

Questions about ottomy

What does ottomy mean?
Ottomy means a skeleton.
What part of speech is ottomy?
Ottomy is a noun.
What is the plural of ottomy?
The plural of ottomy is ottomies.

Words near ottomy in the dictionary

  1. ottomans
  2. OTTOMH
  3. ottomies
  4. Ottomite
  5. Ottomites
  6. ottomy
  7. Ottonian
  8. ottos
  9. Ottowa
  10. Ottowan
  11. Ottowans

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