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SACRAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to sacred rites

Example:

sacral laws

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

sacred (concerned with religion or religious purposes)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to or near the sacrum

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

sacrum (wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis; its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx)

Derivation:

sacrum (wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis; its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx)

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