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biceps.

Any muscle having two heads.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbaɪ.sɛps/UK, US
  1. Any muscle having two heads.

  2. Specifically, the biceps brachii, the flexor of the elbow.

  3. The upper arm, especially the collective muscles of the upper arm.

    informal
  4. A point in a metrical pattern that can be filled either with one long syllable (a longum) or two short syllables (two brevia).

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Old Latin duis Latin bis substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Proto-Italic *-is Proto-Italic *-kaputis Old Latin -cipesder. Latin -ceps Latin bicepsder. English biceps Derived from Latin biceps (“double-headed, two-peaked”), from bis (“twice”) + -ceps (“headed”).

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