spina

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/ˈspaɪ.nə/

noun

A spine; the backbone.

OriginLatin spīna →
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Meanings

spina1

nounspina (plural spinae)

plural spinae

  1. anatomyA spine; the backbone.
  2. entertainmentOne of the quills of a spinet.
  3. historicalA barrier dividing the Ancient Roman hippodrome longitudinally.

Spina2

proper noun
  1. historicalA port city on the Po, originally Etruscan.

SPINA3

nounSPINA (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA class of biocybernetic methods used in endocrinology for diagnostics and clinical research.

Origin

spina · noun

  1. Latinspīna“a thorn; a prickle, spine”
  2. Englishspina

Unadapted borrowing from Latin spīna (“a thorn; a prickle, spine”). Doublet of spine.

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Spina · proper noun

  1. LatinSpīna
  2. EnglishSpina

Borrowed from Latin Spīna.

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SPINA · noun

Acronym of structure parameter inference approach.

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Translations

German SPINA
  • SPINADisease

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with spina

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Anagrams

Spainpainsaspinpinaspisan
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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