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hamate

Pronunciation: /ˈheɪmeɪt/

The English word “hamate” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Hooked at the end.

noun

  1. The hamate bone.

Etymology

From Latin hamus (“hook”) + -ate (adjective forming suffix); the noun is a back-formation from hamate bone, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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