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humeral

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, or near the humerus or shoulder

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

An oblong scarf worn round the priest's shoulders at certain parts of the Mass and of Benediction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كَتِفِيّ (katifiyy) — of the humerus
  • Belarusian: плечавы́ (plječavý) — of the humerus
  • Bulgarian: ра́менен (rámenen) — of the humerus
  • Catalan: humeral — of the humerus
  • Czech: ramenní — of the humerus
  • Finnish: humeraalinen — of the humerus
  • Finnish: olka- — of the humerus
  • French: huméral — of the humerus
  • German: Schulter- — of the humerus
  • Italian: omerale — of the humerus
  • Macedonian: раменен (ramenen) — of the humerus
  • Polish: ramienny — of the humerus
  • Polish: ramieniowy — of the humerus
  • Romanian: humeral — of the humerus
  • Russian: плечево́й (plečevój) — of the humerus
  • Slovak: ramenný — of the humerus
  • Spanish: humeral — of the humerus
  • Ukrainian: плечови́й (plečovýj) — of the humerus
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