back (n)
dorsum#1 (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 08
def the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
examples his back was nicely tanned
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Hypernym body part
Part holonym torso, trunk, body
Derivationally related form dorsum → dorsal
Part meronym saddle; small; latissimus dorsi, lat; thoracic vertebra, dorsal vertebra; lumbar vertebra
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Derivationally related form dorsal → dorsum
Part holonym saddle; small; latissimus dorsi, lat; thoracic vertebra, dorsal vertebra; lumbar vertebra
Hyponym body part
Part meronym torso, trunk, body

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