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Definition of pectoral noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pectoral

noun
 
/ˈpektərəl/
 
/ˈpektərəl/
pectorals
(also informal pecs)
[plural]
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  1. the muscles of the chest
    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘breastplate’): from Latin pectorale ‘breastplate’, pectoralis ‘of the breast’, from pectus, pector- ‘breast, chest’.
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