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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

cornu en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cornū (“horn”). Doublet of corn (“callus”), corno, and horn.

Meanings

  1. A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.
    • Near-synonyms: infundibulum, choana, pelvis
  2. A brass instrument from Ancient Rome about 3 metres long in the shape of a letter 'G'.

Forms

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cornua Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

postcornu

Relateds

cornu ammonis

Synonyms

infundibulum · choana · pelvis