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English noun: anvil

1. anvil (artifact) a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering


Broader (hypernym)block


Part meronymforge, smithy

2. anvil (body) the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes


Synonymsincus


Broader (hypernym)auditory ossicle


Part meronymmiddle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum









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