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English
Etymology
From French omoplate, from Ancient Greek ὠμοπλάτη (ōmoplátē, “shoulder blade”), from ὦμος (ômos, “shoulder”) + πλάτη (plátē, “something flat or broad”).
Noun
omoplate (plural omoplates)
- (anatomy, dated) The scapula.
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὠμοπλάτη (ōmoplátē).
Pronunciation
Noun
omoplate f (plural omoplates)
- (anatomy) shoulder blade, scapula
1999, Anna Gavalda, “Petites pratiques germanopratines”, in Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part, →ISBN:Et pendant ce temps-là, divine candeur, je sens le regard de mon saint Sébastien […] toujours dans mon dos. Ça me chauffe délicieusement les omoplates mais plutôt crever que de me retourner, ça gâcherait le poème.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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