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sinciput

[sin-suh-puht]

noun

Anatomy.

plural

sinciputs, sincipita 
  1. the forepart of the skull.

  2. the upper part of the skull.



sinciput

/ ˈɪԲɪˌʌ /

noun

  1. anatomy the forward upper part of the skull

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Other Word Forms

  • sincipital adjective
  • ˈ辱ٲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sinciput1

1570–80; < Latin: literally, half-head < ( i ) -caput, equivalent to ŧ- semi- + caput head
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sinciput1

C16: from Latin: half a head, from semi- + caput head
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Example Sentences

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Wani is the largest, above brown, below slaty-grey; the head grey, with a black zone across the sinciput.

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Do you sneeze, palpitate, or feel pain in sinciput or occiput, tibia, diaphragm or appendix?

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Then I scratched my sinciput, battling for light, But gave up the effort, supposing 'twas right; And herein give out, as my earnest intent, Whenever I fail to owe no man a cent.

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Wet your forefinger with your spittle; stick a broken gold-leaf on the sinciput; clip off a beggar’s beard to make it tresses; kiss it; fall down before it; worship it.

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After the eighth day a cranial abscess spontaneously opened, from the sinciput to the occiput, and a large quantity of "corruption" was evacuated.

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