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cal·li·pyg·i·an 
[kal-uh-pij-ee-uhn] Pronunciation Key
[kal-uh-pij-ee-uhn] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| having well-shaped buttocks. |
) rump + -os adj. suffix) +
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| cal·li·pyg·i·an
(kāl'ə-pĭj'ē-ən) Pronunciation Key
adj. Having beautifully proportioned buttocks. [From Greek kallipugos : kalli-, beautiful (from kallos, beauty) + pugē, buttocks.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
callipygian
callipygian
"of, pertaining to, or having beautiful buttocks," 1800, from Gk. kallipygos, name of a statue of Aphrodite, from kalli-, combining form of kallos "beauty" + pyge "rump, buttocks." Sir Thomas Browne (1646) refers to "Callipygæ and women largely composed behinde."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| callipygian | |
adjective | |
| pertaining to or having finely developed buttocks; "the quest for the callipygian ideal" |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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