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Words for body parts

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hallux
pinna
canthus
uvula
gnathion


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Words derived from food

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PRONUNCIATION:

(NAY-thee-on)

MEANING:

noun: The lowest part of the chin.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin, from Greek gnathos (jaw). Ultimately from the Indo-European root genu- (jawbone, chin), which also gave us chin, gnathic, prognathous, and Sanskrit hanu (jaw). Hanuman (literally, having a large jaw) is the name of a monkey god in the Hindu pantheon. Earliest documented use: 1888.

USAGE:

“‘The cyber sissy,’ I snapped, drawing near her to caress her gnathion with the back of my right hand.”
Hermann Observer; Brain Quest; CreateSpace; 2017.

See more usage examples of gnathion in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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