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French
Etymology
From Middle French scelette, a learned borrowing from Latin sceletus, from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy”).
Pronunciation
Noun
squelette m (plural squelettes)
- (anatomy) skeleton
- (figuratively) a very thin person
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: اسكلت (iskelet)
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