clavicula

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US/kləˈvɪk.jəl.ə/US/klæˈvɪk.jəl.ə/

A form of clavicle — The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone.

OriginNew Latin clāvicula →
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Meanings

nounclavicula (plural claviculae or (archaic) claviculæ)

plural claviculae · archaic plural claviculæ

  1. alternativeanatomyAlternative form of clavicle.

Origin

  1. New Latinclāvicula“the collarbone”
  2. Englishclavicula

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin clāvicula (“the collarbone”), diminutive of clāvis (“a key”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with clavicula

auriculacorbiculaaciculacuticulareticulaspiculavesicula
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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