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spondyle

spondyle noun: a joint of the backbone; a vertebra.

Noun

spondyle (plural spondyles)

  1. (archaic) A joint of the backbone; a vertebra.

spondyle meaning in Tamil

spondyle in Tamil

முள்ளெலும்பு

Forms of spondyle

pluralspondyles
alternative formspondyl

Origin of spondyle

From Middle English spondile, spondyle, from Latin spondylus, from Ancient Greek σφόνδῠλος (sphóndŭlos, “vertebra”).

Words formed from spondyle

Questions about spondyle

What does spondyle mean?
Spondyle means a joint of the backbone; a vertebra.
What is spondyle in Tamil?
Spondyle in Tamil is முள்ளெலும்பு. See Spondyle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is spondyle?
Spondyle is a noun.
What is the plural of spondyle?
The plural of spondyle is spondyles.

Words near spondyle in the dictionary

  1. spondylarthropathic
  2. spondylarthropathies
  3. spondylarthropathy
  4. spondylarthroses
  5. spondylarthrosis
  6. spondyle
  7. spondylectomies
  8. spondylectomy
  9. spondyles
  10. spondylic
  11. spondylid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spondyle (page history and authors); spondyle (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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