clavicle

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

Borrowed from Middle French clavicule, from Latin clāvicula (“a small key”), diminutive of clāvis (“a key”).

There is a groove upon its surface showing that a great tendon played across it, which could not be the case with a clavicle." — The Lost World, Arthur Conan Doyle
I hate to see people suffer, and there is more real suffering, more privation and more destitution, pervading the Washington scapula and clavicle this winter than I ever saw before. — Remarks, Bill Nye

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