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inguinal

[ing-gwuh-nl]

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1675–85; < Latin inguinālis of the groin, equivalent to inguin- (stem of inguen) swelling in the groin, groin (cognate with Greek adḗn gland; compare adenoid) + -ālis -al¹

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Inguinal is always a great word to know.

So is callithumpian. Does it mean:

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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inguinal (ˈɪŋɡwɪn^əl)

—*adj*
	anatomy of or relating to the groin

[C17: from Latin inguinālis, from inguen groin]

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inguinal

1681, from L. inguinalis "of the groin," from inguen (gen. inguinis) "groin."

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inguinal in·gui·nal (ĭng'gwə-nəl)
adj.