Meaning

3 senses
  1. Synonym of rib.

  2. A riblike part of a plant or animal, such as a midrib of a leaf or a thickened vein or the margin of an insect wing.

    a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)

  3. A riblike part of a plant or animal, such as a midrib of a leaf or a thickened vein or the margin of an insect wing.

    The vein forming the leading edge of most insect wings.

Examples

25 sentences
  1. San José is the capital of Costa Rica.

    ruСан-Хосе – столица Коста-Рики.

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  2. Less than 3% of Costa Rica's population lives abroad.

    ruМенее 3% населения Коста-Рики живёт за границей.

    deWeniger als 3 % der costaricanischen Bevölkerung leben im Ausland.

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  3. The president of this team is Costa Rican.

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  4. I am not going to Costa Rica anymore.

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  5. The capital of Costa Rica is San José.

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Origin

Unadapted borrowing from Latin costa (“a rib”). Doublet of coast.

Unadapted borrowing from Latin costa (“a rib”). Doublet of coast.

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Forms

plural: costas / costae
Singularcosta
Pluralcostas / costae

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates):rib

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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