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Uncommonisthmus
The correct spelling is isthmus.
How to pronounce isthmus
/ˈɪs.məs/
nounIPA: /ˈɪs.məs/
Say it like: Ist-hmu-s
The correct spelling is isthmus. A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.
- 2.Any such narrow part connecting two larger structures.
- 3.An edge in a graph whose deletion increases the number of connected components of the graph.
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