στήθος

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στῆθος (stêthos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstiθos/
  • Hyphenation: στή‧θος

Noun

στήθος (stíthosn (plural στήθη)

  1. chest, thorax
  2. bust, breasts
  3. heart (seat of emotions and passion)
  4. breast meat (of poultry)

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