Etymology

commissure

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Today it means: The joint between two bones. Full definition →

Latin commissura
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  1. Latin · derived fromcommissura“a joining or connecting together”
  2. English todaycommissure

From Latin commissura (“a joining or connecting together”), from commissus (passive perfect participle of committo (“to join, to connect”)) + -ura.

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