noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of frenulum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: frenulum
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
frenum
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/ˈfɹiː.nəm/
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rhymes with -iːnəm
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dher-der. Proto-Indo-European *dhr-eh1-nom Proto-Italic *θrēnomder. Proto-Italic *frēnom Latin frēnumbor. English frenum Borrowed from Latin frēnum (“bridle, curb, bit”).