ossa

[ os-uh ]

/ ˈɒs ə /

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noun

plural of os¹.

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Other definitions for ossa (2 of 2)

Ossa

[ os-uh ]

/ ˈɒs ə /

noun

a mountain in E Greece, in Thessaly. 6,490 feet (1,978 meters).

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How to use ossa in a sentence

The temporal bones, and the ossa bregmatis are the same as in man, but in apes and monkeys these bones are of a different form.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Adding insufferable snobbishness to his present personality was piling Pelion on Ossa.
Pagan Passions|Gordon Randall Garrett
Ostendens duo ossa quod dicebat illa esse quæ ceciderunt de talis suis.
The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple|Charles G. Addison
If all my ascensions could be put together, they would out-top Olympus and make Ossa a wart.
America To-day, Observations and Reflections|William Archer

And so on, and so on: Ossa on Pelion of rapture and young delight and wonder, when suddenly a heavy hand was laid on his shoulder.
Narcissa, or the Road to Rome|Laura E. Richards

British Dictionary definitions for ossa (1 of 2)

ossa

/ (ˈɒsə) /

noun

the plural of os 2

British Dictionary definitions for ossa (2 of 2)

Ossa

/ (ˈɒsə) /

noun

a mountain in NE Greece, in E Thessaly: famous in mythology for the attempt of the twin giants, Otus and Ephialtes, to reach heaven by piling Ossa on Olympus and Pelion on Ossa. Height: 1978 m (6489 ft)

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