ilium

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War
  2. noun the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īlium (“lower abdomen”), from īle (“flank”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

Troy, Ilion

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