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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of rug + -en- + graat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrʏ.ɣəˌɣraːt/
- Hyphenation: rug‧gen‧graat
Noun
ruggengraat f or m (plural ruggengraten, diminutive ruggengraatje n)
- vertebral column
- Synonym: wervelkolom
- spine, backbone
- (figuratively) backbone, fundamental support, core of an organization