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dorso — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • back noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
  • binding adj Legally or officially required to be followed; not optional.
  • spine noun A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen.

Senses

dorso is used for these senses in English:

  • back The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
  • back The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.
  • binding The spine of a book where the pages are held together.
  • spine The narrow, bound edge of a book that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's and publisher's name.

back — full definition

  1. noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
  2. noun The rear or reverse part of an object, as opposed to its front.
  3. adj Located at or toward the rear.
  4. adv Toward a previous place, time, or condition.
  5. verb To support someone or something, often financially.

binding — full definition

  1. adj Legally or officially required to be followed; not optional.
  2. noun The cover and stitching that hold the pages of a book together.
  3. noun A strip of fabric or tape used to finish the edge of a seam or hem.
  4. noun In computing, the association between a name and something it refers to, such as a variable and its value.

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