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The Latin word for neck is
collum





neck



Translations for neck and their definitions

collum
     1. n. (anatomy) (of men and animals) The neck or throat.
     2. n. (in particular):
     3. n.          A symbol of servitude.
     4. n.          A symbol of life.
     5. n. (metonymic) The neck of a flask or bottle; the neck of the poppy; the middle part of Mount Parnassus.


cervix
     1. n. (anatomy) The neck of a person or animal.
     2. n. (by extension) The neck of an object (e.g. bottle).
     3. n. (figuratively) Boldness, headstrong behavior.


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