spine
/spaɪn/ noun [C]Definition
BONES › the long structure of bones down the centre of your back, which supports your body
BOOK › the narrow part of a book cover where the pages are joined together and which you can see when it is on a shelf
(Definition of spine noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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