Lúcio Costa
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costa (ˈkɒstə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -tae | |
| 1. | the technical name for rib |
| 2. | a riblike part, such as the midrib of a plant leaf |
| [C19: from Latin: rib, side, wall] | |
| 'costal | |
| —adj | |
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Lúcio costa
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Word Origin & History
costa
Sp. costa "coast," from same L. source as English coast. Used in Britain from 1960s in jocular formations (costa geriatrica, costa del crime, etc.) in imitation of the names of Sp. tourist destinations.
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Medical Dictionary
costa cos·ta (kŏs'tə)
n. pl. cos·tae (-tē)
Rib.
A rodlike internal supporting organelle that runs along the base of the undulating membrane of certain flagellate parasites. Also called basal rod.
cos'tal adj.
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Science Dictionary
costa  (kŏs'tə) Pronunciation Key
Plural costae (kŏs'tē) A rib or a riblike part, such as the midrib of a leaf or a thickened anterior vein or margin of an insect's wing. |
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