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27 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• backbone n. The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down…
• backbone n. (Figuratively) Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure.
• backbone n. (Figuratively) Courage, fortitude, or strength.
• back-bone n. Alternative spelling of backbone.
• back␣bone n. Alternative form of backbone.

— English words, defined in German —

• backbone S. Anatomie: Rückgrat.
• backbone S. Übertragen: Rückgrat, Stütze eines Systems.
• backbone S. Charakterstärke, Mut einer Person.

— English words, defined in French —

• backbone n. (Anatomie) Colonne vertébrale, rachis.
• backbone n. (Anatomie) Épine dorsale, échine.
• backbone n. Épine dorsale dans le sens de partie centrale d’une structure fournissant les ramifications.
• backbone n. Courage, force de caractère.
• backbone n. (Réseaux informatiques) Dorsale Internet, fibre optique intercontinentales.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• backbone s. Anatomía. Columna vertebral, o algo similar en forma, posición o función.
• backbone s. Columna, pilar.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• backbone s. Espinha dorsal.
• backbone s. Ráquis.
• backbone s. Raque.
• backbone s. Qualquer estrutura ou infra-estrutura de sustentação.
• backbone s. Coragem, força.
• backbone s. Rede elétrica ou de fibra ótica que conjugada com equipamentos apropriados, especialmente computadores…

— English word, defined in Italian —

• backbone s. Spina dorsale.

— In German —

• Backbone S. EDV, Telekommunikation: leistungsfähiges Kernnetz mit hoher…

— In Dutch —

• backbone n. Het centrale en stevigste onderdeel van een constructie…
• backbone n. Een stelsel van zeer snelle computerverbindingen waarlangs…

— In French —

• backbone n. (Anglicisme informatique) (Réseaux informatiques) Réseau dorsal.

— In Italian —

• backbone s. (Forestierismo) (elettronica) (informatica) (tecnologia)…

28 English words from 5 English definitions

Alternative and Any backbone cord Courage disks down encloses Figuratively form fortitude fundamental infrastructure protects runs runs␣down separated series spelling spinal spinal␣cord strength structure support that the vertebrae

31 English words from 22 foreign definitions

algo centrale com Courage dans dorsal EDV een fibre force Het infra Internet les optique Person pilar que rachis ramifications Rede Réseau Réseaux sens similar Spina structure Systems van vertebral zeer

66 foreign words from 22 foreign definitions

Anatomía Anatomie Anglicisme apropriados caractère Charakterstärke Colonne Colonne␣vertébrale Columna Columna␣vertebral computadores conjugada constructie Coragem dorsale Dorsale␣Internet échine einer eines elétrica elettronica Épine Épine␣dorsale especialmente Espinha Espinha␣dorsal estrutura fibra fibra␣ótica fibre␣optique força Forestierismo forma fournissant función hoher informatica informatique informatiques infra-estrutura intercontinentales leistungsfähiges mit Mut onderdeel ótica partie posición Qualquer Raque Ráquis Rede␣elétrica Réseau␣dorsal Réseaux␣informatiques Rückgrat snelle Spina␣dorsale stelsel Stütze sustentação tecnologia Telekommunikation Übertragen une vertébrale waarlangs

5 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

backboned backbones back-bones backboneless backbonelessness

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

to␣the␣backbone Bustamante␣backbone

18 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ack ACK bac BAC -bac- back Back back- Bon BON Bön bone Bone Bône CKBO KBO one -one

6 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

cab Cab CAB eno- nob Nob

5 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

backboned backbones back-bones boneblack bone␣black

One anagram found minus a letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

bobance

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

backbond backbore

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