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caput

kuh poot

  • n  a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure
    the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula
  • n  the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

  • Itaque se inclinans caput in foramen introduxit et clamavit: 'Heus, ecquis domi est?' Fuit intus rumor quidam sternutamenti similis et deinde denuo.
  • Hence the peculiarly airless and circular way in which New York City defined itself from about 1965 on as the cultural caput mundi, pulling all talent into its gravitational field .
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  • Rick Steves in CNN International
    For instance, Steves said, "If your car is broken down in Portugal, point to your vehicle and say 'Auto caput.' If you're trying to make a reservation for a hotel and you're on the telephone and you don't have the help of visual aids, you clarify...

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