adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌd͡ʒiː.ni.ə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/
Received-Pronunciation:/d͡ʒɪˌnʌɪ.ə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/
Received-Pronunciation:/d͡ʒɪˌniː.ə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/
General-American:/ˌd͡ʒi.ni.oʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/
rhymes with -aɪɔɪd
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adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to the geniohyoid muscle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
Ellipsis of geniohyoid muscle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin genīohyoīdeus, clipping of musculus genīohyoīdeus; from Ancient Greek γένειον (géneion, “the chin”) + Latin hyoīdēs (“U-shaped”) + Latin -eus (adjectival suffix); equivalent to genio- (“relating to the chin”) + hyoid.