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skelet

skelet noun: a skeleton.

Noun

skelet (plural skelets)

  1. (obsolete) A skeleton.

Forms of skelet

pluralskelets
alternative formscelet

Origin of skelet

Learned borrowing from Late Latin sceletus, from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós).

Questions about skelet

What does skelet mean?
Skelet means a skeleton.
What part of speech is skelet?
Skelet is a noun.
What is the plural of skelet?
The plural of skelet is skelets.

Words near skelet in the dictionary

  1. skeldering
  2. skelders
  3. skeldrake
  4. skeldrakes
  5. skelehon
  6. skelet
  7. skeleta
  8. skeletal
  9. skeletal eroding band
  10. skeletal formula
  11. skeletal formulae

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