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gu·la
/
ˈgyu
lə, ˈgu-
/
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[
gyoo
-l
uh
,
goo
-
]
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noun,
plural
gu·lae
/
ˈgyu
li
,
ˈgu-
/
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[
gyoo
-lee
,
goo
-
]
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,
gu·las.
1.
Zoology
.
a.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
b.
the front or forward part of the neck.
2.
Architecture
.
a.
a molding having a large hollow, as a cavetto.
b.
ogee
(
def 2
)
.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Latin:
throat, gullet, appetite
Related forms
gu·lar,
adjective
in·ter·gu·lar,
adjective
sub·gu·lar,
adjective
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gula
noun
1.
the Babylonian goddess of healing and consort of Ninurta
2.
eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn:
gluttony
]
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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