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The correct spelling is skeleton.
How to pronounce skeleton
/ˈskɛlətən/
nounIPA: /ˈskɛlətən/
Say it like: Ske-let-on
The correct spelling is skeleton. The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals. For example: "She dressed up as a skeleton for Halloween."
Usage Examples
“She dressed up as a skeleton for Halloween.”
“She lost so much weight while she was ill that she became a skeleton.”
“The skeleton of the organisation is essentially the same as it was ten years ago, but many new faces have come and gone.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.
- 2.An anthropomorphic representation of a skeleton.
- 3.A very thin person.
- 4.The central core of something that gives shape to the entire structure.
- 5.A frame that provides support to a building or other construction.
verb
- 1.To reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize
- 2.To minimize
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