skelet

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noun

A skeleton.

OriginLate Latin sceletus ← Ancient Greek σκελετός →
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Meanings

nounskelet (plural skelets)

plural skelets · alternative scelet

  1. obsoleteA skeleton.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσκελετός
  2. Late Latinsceletus
  3. Englishskelet

Learned borrowing from Late Latin sceletus, from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós).

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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