jugular

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun veins in the neck that return blood from the head
  2. noun a vital part that is vulnerable to attack
  3. adjective relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat

Etymology

Late 16th century borrowing from Late Latin jugulāris, from jugulum (“the collarbone; the hollow part of the neck above the collarbone; the throat”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to jugulum + -ar.

In classic literature

Synonyms

jugular vein, vena jugularis

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