musculature

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French musculature.

Noun

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musculature (countable and uncountable, plural musculatures)

  1. The collection of all muscles in a single body or in a single organ.
  2. The structural configuration of muscle in a body or organ.

Translations

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French

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Etymology

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Learned formation from the root of Latin musculus (whence French muscle) + -ture.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mys.ky.la.tyʁ/
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Noun

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musculature f (plural musculatures)

  1. musculature

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