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skeleton
noun [C] /ˈskel.ɪ.tən/
/-t̬ən/ Definition
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2. Practise
B2 the frame of bones supporting a human or animal body: We found an old sheep skeleton up on the cliffs.figurative Her long illness reduced her to a skeleton (= made her very thin).Bone structures › the most basic form or structure of something: The skeleton of my book is written/My book is in skeleton form - now I just have to add the details.Frames and structures
(Definition of skeleton noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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