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Webster 1913 Edition


Skelet

Skel′et

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Noun.
A skeleton. See
Scelet
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Definition 2024


skelet

skelet

English

Noun

skelet (plural skelets)

  1. (obsolete) A skeleton.


Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skɛˈlɛt/

Noun

skelet m (indefinite plural skeletë, definite singular skeleti, definite plural skeletët)

  1. skeleton

Declension

Related terms

  • skeletor

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ske‧let

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy), from σκελλώ (skellṓ, dry, dry up, make dry, parch), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (to parch, wither); compare Greek Σκληρός "hard".

Noun

skelet n (plural skeletten, diminutive skeletje n)

  1. (anatomy) skeleton

See also

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

skèlet m (Cyrillic spelling скѐлет)

  1. (anatomy) skeleton

Declension