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Word: Pectoral
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘breastplate’): from Latin pectorale ‘breastplate’, pectoralis ‘of the breast’, from pectus, pector- ‘breast, chest’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɛkt(ə)rəl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
relating to the breast or chest
Short Definition:relating to breast or chest
Examples:- pectoral development
Word: Pectoral
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɛkt(ə)rəl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a pectoral muscle
Short Definition:pectoral muscle
Examples:- an exercise that will help to develop the pectorals is the bench press
Definition:
an ornamental breastplate.
Short Definition:ornamental breastplate
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