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Word: Culmen
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘top, summit’): from Latin, contraction of columen ‘top, summit’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkʌlmɛn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the upper ridge of a bird's bill.
Short Definition:upper ridge of bird's bill
Definition:
a small region in the brain on the anterior surface of the cerebellum.
Short Definition:small region in brain on anterior surface of cerebellum
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