English Explanatory Dictionary

ucipital mapilary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The suprasternal notch, the visible dip in the human neck between the clavicles.

Pronunciation

/juˈsɪpɪtəl məˈpɪləɹi/

Word forms

ucipital mapilary

Etymology

Pseudo-Latinate/medical-sounding term invented for the 1941 film Suspicion, and popularized by the 1995 film Dracula: Dead and Loving It. Compare similar sounding words like occipital.

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