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thenar

Noun CEFR B1
ˈθiːnə

Definitions

  1. The palm of the hand or sole of the foot.
    archaic
  2. The ball of the thumb, or the muscle controlling it.

Equivalents

Españoltenar
Françaisthénar
العربيةبَرْزَة رَاحِيَّة
5 more languages
Българскидлан
Bosanskiдлан
Hrvatskiдлан
Latinathenar
Српскидлан

Examples

“the parts of the human anatomy most sensitive to cold being the nape, stomach, and thenar or sole of foot?”

CEFR level

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

thenardite thence Thenceforth Thenceforward Thenceforwards Theni

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