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spine

 
 
/spaɪn/ noun [C]

Translation

BONES the long structure of bones down the centre of your back, which supports your body
bel kemiği, omurga
535
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
(kitap) sırt
1205
(Definition of spine noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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