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occipital.

Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɒkˈsɪp.ɪt.əl/Received-Pronunciation/ɒkˈsɪp.ɪt.l̩/Received-Pronunciation/ɑkˈsɪp.ət.l̩/General-American
  1. Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowing from Middle French occipital, from Medieval Latin occipitālis, from occiput (“the back of the head, occiput”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent of occiput + -al. Doublet of occipitalis.

noun/ɒkˈsɪp.ɪt.əl/Received-Pronunciation/ɒkˈsɪp.ɪt.l̩/Received-Pronunciation/ɑkˈsɪp.ət.l̩/General-American
  1. Ellipsis of occipital bone.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
  2. An occipital scale in reptiles.

Where this word comes from

Borrowing from Middle French occipital, from Medieval Latin occipitālis, from occiput (“the back of the head, occiput”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent of occiput + -al. Doublet of occipitalis.

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