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English noun: cheekbone

1. cheekbone (body) the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek


Synonymsjugal bone, malar, malar bone, os zygomaticum, zygomatic, zygomatic bone


Broader (hypernym)bone, os


Part holonymarcus zygomaticus, jugal point, jugale, zygoma, zygomatic arch, zygomatic process


Part meronymskull









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