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Meaning of dorsum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈdɔː.səm

Definitions

  1. The back or dorsal region on the surface of an animal.
  2. The back of the tongue, used for articulating dorsal consonants.
  3. The top of the foot or the back of the hand.
  4. A ridge on a hill, or on the surface of a planet or moon.
  5. Theta Capricorni, a star on the back of the Goat.

Equivalents

العربية قرا
Deutsch Dorsum Dorsum linguae Zungenrücken
Suomi kielenselkä

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

dorsum sellae dort Dorta Dortch dorter Dortmund

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