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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The upper arm.
2. 2
   (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

aftarmforearmupper armupper arm

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bracchium (“arm”). Doublet of braccio.

Related phrases

upper arm

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