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

sacrum

noun
 
/ˈseɪkrəm/,
 
/ˈsækrəm/
 
/ˈseɪkrəm/,
 
/ˈsækrəm/
(plural sacra
 
/ˈseɪkrə/,
 
/ˈsækrə/
 
/ˈseɪkrə/,
 
/ˈsækrə/
, sacrums)
(anatomy)
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  1. a bone in the lower back, between the two hip bones of the pelvisTopics Bodyc2
    Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Latin os sacrum, translation of Greek hieron osteon ‘sacred bone’ (from the belief that the soul resides in it).
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