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noun
An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: calf bone
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noun
the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: calf bone
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: leg bone
History
Borrowed from Latin fībula (“buckle, clasp, pin”). The bone is so named because the shape it makes with the tibia resembles a clasp, the fibula being the pin.
Across languages
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