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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Polish plait, plica polonica, or plica neuropatica: a disease of the hair in which it becomes twisted and matted together.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
The bend of the wing of a bird.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
A neume, in the form of a tail at the end of a ligature, indicating an additional note.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fold
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
Narrower terms: epicanthus, epicanthic fold, vocal cord, vocal fold, vocal band, plica vocalis, ruga, tentorium
History
From Medieval Latin, from Latin plicare (“to fold”).
