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Meaning of calvarium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
kælˈvɛəɹi.əm

Definitions

The upper, domelike portion of the skull (without the lower jaw).

Examples

“He turns up the skull between his hands. His fingers explore⟳ the calvarium. They emerge⟳ through the battered eye sockets.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Calvary Calvary cross calvasculin Calve Calved Calveley

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