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skeleton noun
/ˈskel.ɪ.tən/
/-t ̬ən/ n [C] Definition
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the frame of bones supporting a human or animal bodyWe found an old sheep skeleton up on the cliffs.
figurative Her long illness reduced her to a skeleton (= made her very thin).
•
the most basic form or structure of somethingThe skeleton of my book is written/My book is in skeleton form - now I just have to add the details.
(Definition of skeleton noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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