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hamate.

Hooked at the end.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈheɪmeɪt//ˈhæmeɪt/
  1. Hooked at the end.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Latin hamus (“hook”) + -ate (adjective forming suffix); the noun is a back-formation from hamate bone, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

noun/ˈheɪmeɪt//ˈhæmeɪt/
  1. The hamate bone.

Where this word comes from

From Latin hamus (“hook”) + -ate (adjective forming suffix); the noun is a back-formation from hamate bone, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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