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Pronunciation[change]
- enPR: skĕˈ -lə-tən or skĕˈ -lət-n; IPA (key): /ˈskɛlətən/ or /ˈskɛləʔ.n̩/
- A skeleton is the bones that support the body of an animal or person.
- (figurative) A skeleton is a very thin person.
- She lost so much weight while she was sick that she became a skeleton.
- (figurative) The skeleton of something is the core of it, the part that give it structure.
- (architecture) A skeleton is a frame that provides support to a building or other construction.
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