artere

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noun

sinew, ligament, tendon, artery

OriginMiddle English arterie ← Old French artaire ← Latin artēria →
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Meanings

nounartere (plural arteres)

plural arteres · alternative artire · alternative arture · alternative artiue

  1. archaicobsoletesinew, ligament, tendon, artery

    My fate cries out And makes each petty artere in this body As hardy as the Nemean lion's nerve.

    c. 1599-1601, Shakespeare, Hamlet, act I, scene iv, lines 81–83

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ“windpipe; artery”
  2. Latinartēria“a windpipe; an artery”
  3. Old Frenchartaire
  4. Middle Englisharterie
  5. Englishartere

Late Middle English arterie, borrowing from Old French artaire and Latin artēria (“a windpipe; an artery”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā, “windpipe; artery”).

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APA

artere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artere

MLA

“artere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artere. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “artere,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artere.

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