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spina

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈspaɪ.nə/
  • rhymes with -aɪnə
  • CMU ARPABET: S P IY1 N AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A port city on the Po, originally Etruscan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A spine; the backbone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

One of the quills of a spinet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A barrier dividing the Ancient Roman hippodrome longitudinally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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noun

Meaning 5

A class of biocybernetic methods used in endocrinology for diagnostics and clinical research.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Spīna.

Unadapted borrowing from Latin spīna (“a thorn; a prickle, spine”). Doublet of spine.

Acronym of structure parameter inference approach.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: SPINA — Disease