Meaning of pectoral in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈpɛkt(ə)rəl/

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  1. Noun

    pectoral

    Definitions

    1. either of two large muscles of the chest
  2. 2. an adornment worn on the chest or breast

  3. Qualitative Adjective

    pectoral

    Etymology

    late Middle English (in the sense ‘breastplate’): from Latin pectorale‘breastplate’, pectoralis‘of the breast’, from pectus, pector-‘breast, chest’

    Definitions

    1. of or relating to the chest or thorax

    Examples

    • « pectoral organ »

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