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oc⋅ci⋅put

  [ok-suh-puht, -puht]
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–noun, plural oc⋅ci⋅puts, oc⋅cip⋅i⋅ta  [ok-sip-i-tuh] . Anatomy.
the back part of the head or skull.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L, equiv. to oc- oc- + -ciput, comb. form of caput head
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oc·cip·i·ta   (ŏk-sĭp'ĭ-tə)   
n.  A plural of occiput.
oc·ci·put   (ŏk'sə-pŭt', -pət)   
n.   pl. oc·cip·i·ta (ŏk-sĭp'ĭ-tə) or oc·ci·puts
The back part of the head or skull.

[Middle English, from Latin occiput, occipit- : ob-, against; see ob- + caput, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: occipita
plural of OCCIPUT

Main Entry: oc·ci·put
Pronunciation: 'äk-s&-(")p&t
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural occiputs or oc·cip·i·ta /äk-'sip-&t-&/
: the back part of the head or skull
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occiput oc·ci·put (ŏk'sə-pŭt', -pət)
n. pl. oc·ci·puts or oc·cip·i·ta (ŏk-sĭp'ĭ-tə)
The back part of the head or skull.

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