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Borrowed from Middle French naviculaire, itself borrowed from Late Latin nāviculāris (boat shaped), from Latin nāvicula, diminutive of nāvis (ship), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us.

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navicular (comparative more navicular, superlative most navicular)

  1. Shaped like a boat.
  2. Relating to boats.
    • 1874, The Canadian Monthly and National Review, volume 5, page 469:
      Sooth to say, as far so[sic] workmanship alone went, there was much to be desired. Vessels that went "home," looking as if "they'd grow'd in the'oods" — to quote British Jack's description — could not but provoke unfavourable opinion upon our navicular art as a whole.

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navicular (plural naviculars)

  1. (anatomy) A navicular bone.

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Learned borrowing from Late Latin nāviculāris (boat shaped), from Latin nāvicula, diminutive of nāvis (ship), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us.

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navicular m (plural naviculares)

  1. (anatomy) navicular bone

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Borrowed from French naviculaire.

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navicular m or n (feminine singular naviculară, masculine plural naviculari, feminine and neuter plural naviculare)

  1. (anatomy) navicular

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  • IPA(key): /nabikuˈlaɾ/ [na.β̞i.kuˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: na‧vi‧cu‧lar

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navicular m or f (masculine and feminine plural naviculares)

  1. (anatomy) navicular
    Synonym: escafoideo

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navicular m (plural naviculares)

  1. navicular bone

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