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ankle
[ ang-kuhl ]
/ ËĂŠĆ kÉl /
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noun
(in humans) the joint between the foot and the leg, in which movement occurs in two planes.
the corresponding joint in a quadruped or bird; hock.
the slender part of the leg above the foot.
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Origin of ankle
First recorded before 1000; partly from Middle English ankel, enkel, ankyl, cognate with Middle Low German, Dutch enkel, Old Frisian ankel, Old High German anchal, enchil, Old Norse Ç«kkul (from unrecorded ankula); partly from Middle English anclowe, oncleou, Old English anclÄow, onclÄow, cognate with Middle Low German anclef, Dutch anklÄw, Old High German anchlÄo; akin to Latin angulus âcorner, angle,â Greek ankĂșlos âbent, crooked,â and ankáčn âbend of the arm, elbowâ
Words nearby ankle
Ankaratra Mountains, Ankeny, ankerite, ankh, Anking, ankle, ankle biter, anklebone, ankle boot, ankle-deep, ankle jerk
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British Dictionary definitions for ankle
ankle
/ (ËĂŠĆkÉl) /
noun
the joint connecting the leg and the footSee talus 1
the part of the leg just above the foot
Word Origin for ankle
C14: from Old Norse; related to German, Dutch enkel, Latin angulus angle 1
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