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Word: Callipygian
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 19th century (used to describe a famous statue of Venus): from Greek kallipūgos, from kallos ‘beauty’ + pūgē ‘buttocks’, + -ian
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkalɪˈpɪdʒɪən
Dialects: British English
Definition:
having well-shaped buttocks.
Short Definition:having well-shaped buttocks
Variant Forms:
- callipygean
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