How to pronounce spine
American English pronunciation
SPYN
- IPA
- /ˈspaɪn/
- Syllables
- SPYN (1 syllable)
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What spine means
Most people know spine in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
The back edge of a book where the pages are joined
In a sentence: Read the title on the spine to find the book on the shelf.
Where it comes from: It comes through French from the Latin word spina, meaning a thorn or the backbone. A book's spine runs down its back like a backbone.
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