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genu.

The knee.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd͡ʒɛn.juː/Received-Pronunciation/ˈd͡ʒiˌnu/General-American/ˈd͡ʒɛn.(j)u/General-American
  1. The knee.

  2. The knee. A knee-like structure, in particular a bend in the corpus callosum of mammals.

Where this word comes from

PIE word *ǵónu Borrowed from Latin genu (“knee”).

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