First Known Use: 15th century
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1navicular
adjective na·vic·u·lar \nə-ˈvi-kyə-lər\
Definition of NAVICULAR
1
: shaped like a boat <a navicular bone>
2
: of, relating to, or involving a navicular bone <navicular disease>
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Origin of NAVICULAR
Middle English naviculare, from Latin navicula boat, diminutive of navis
Rhymes with NAVICULAR
2navicular
noun
Definition of NAVICULAR
: a navicular bone: a : one situated on the big-toe side of the tarsus in humans —called also scaphoid b : scaphoid 2 c : one situated in the hoof of a horse behind the coffin bone
Origin of NAVICULAR
New Latin (os) naviculare a navicular bone
First Known Use: 1816
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