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Main Entry:
cranium
[
krey
-nee-
uh
m
]
Show IPA
/
ˈkreɪniəm
/
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Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
skull
Synonyms:
braincase,
brainpan
,
crown
,
head
Notes:
the
skull
is the bony framework while the
cranium
is all the bones of the skull except for one, the mandible/lower jaw
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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