lumbus

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noun

Synonym of loin.

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loin
OriginLatin lumbus →
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Meanings

nounlumbus (plural lumbi)

plural lumbi

  1. anatomySynonym of loin.

    Synonyms: loin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of loin.

Similar
loin

More synonyms by meaning

nouneither side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds

Similar
loin
Broader
body part
Also see
loin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinlumbus
  2. Englishlumbus

Learned borrowing from Latin lumbus. Doublet of loin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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