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HUNCHBACK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
Synonyms:
crookback; humpback; hunchback
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hunchback" is a kind of...):
cripple (someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
Synonyms:
humpback; hunchback; kyphosis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hunchback" is a kind of...):
spinal curvature (an abnormal curvature of the vertebral column)
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