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vertebre

vertebre noun: a joint of the back.

Noun

vertebre (plural vertebres)

  1. (archaic) A joint of the back.

Forms of vertebre

pluralvertebres
alternative formverteber

Origin of vertebre

From French vertebre, from Latin vertebra.

Questions about vertebre

What does vertebre mean?
Vertebre means a joint of the back.
What part of speech is vertebre?
Vertebre is a noun.
What is the plural of vertebre?
The plural of vertebre is vertebres.

Words near vertebre in the dictionary

  1. vertebras
  2. vertebrate
  3. vertebrated
  4. vertebrates
  5. vertebration
  6. vertebre
  7. vertebrectomies
  8. vertebrectomy
  9. vertebres
  10. vertebriform
  11. vertebro-

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