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Jugular
//ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.jʊl.ə// adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Relating to, or located near, the neck or throat. not-comparable, relational
- 2 Relating to, or located near, the neck or throat.; Of or pertaining to the jugular vein. not-comparable, relational
- 3 Having ventral fins attached under the throat. not-comparable
- 4 Relating to juggling. humorous, not-comparable, relational
Adjective
- 1 relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat wordnet
Noun
- 1 Ellipsis of jugular vein. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, in-plural, rare
- 2 a vital part that is vulnerable to attack wordnet
- 3 Any critical vulnerability. broadly, in-plural, rare
"It was vicious; he went for the jugular."
- 4 veins in the neck that return blood from the head wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
Late 16th century borrowing from Late Latin jugulāris, from jugulum (“the collarbone; the hollow part of the neck above the collarbone; the throat”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to jugulum + -ar.
Etymology 2
Late 16th century borrowing from Late Latin jugulāris, from jugulum (“the collarbone; the hollow part of the neck above the collarbone; the throat”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to jugulum + -ar.
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