basicranial

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the basicranium

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectivebasicranial (comparative more basicranial, superlative most basicranial)

comparative more basicranial · superlative most basicranial

  1. Of or pertaining to the basicranium

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷémtis
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gʷə́tis
  4. Ancient Greekβᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)
  5. Latinbasis
  6. Englishbasi-
  7. Englishcranial
  8. Englishbasicranial

From basi- + cranial.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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