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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Os \Os\, noun; pl. {Ossa}. [L.] A bone.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
os
noun
1: a mouth or mouthlike opening
2: a hard brittle blue-gray or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known [syn: {osmium}, {atomic number 76}]
3: (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services [syn: {operating system}]
4: the left eye [syn: {oculus sinister}]
5: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates [syn: {bone}] [also: {ossa} (pl), {osar} (pl), {ora} (pl)]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
ossa See {os}
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