jugal
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the cheek or the cheekbone.
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Entomology. pertaining to, involving, or situated near the jugum.
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- interjugal adjective
- subjugal adjective
Etymology
Origin of jugal
1590–1600; < Latin jugālis, equivalent to jug ( um ) yoke 1 + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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He was awarded the Piolet d'Or, dubbed mountaineering's Oscars, for summitting the previously unclimbed Jugal Spire in Nepal.
From BBC
The pair stayed in touch and meticulously planned the journey up Jugal Spire for years before making the eight-day expedition in the spring of 2022.
From BBC
"We are recording a surge in the number of irritative bronchitis infections," Jugal Kishore, the head of the medicine department at the city's Safdarjung Hospital, told PTI news agency.
From BBC
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government did not consult key ministries and states while imposing the world's strictest coronavirus lockdown a year ago, according to an investigation by the BBC's Jugal Purohit and Arjun Parmar.
From BBC
“If his phone survived, maybe he survived,” Jugal Kishore said.
From Reuters
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