Ilium Definition

ĭlē-əm
ilia
noun
The flat, uppermost portion of the three sections of the innominate bone.
Webster's New World
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pronoun

Another name of Troy.

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Other Word Forms of Ilium

Noun

Singular:
ilium
Plural:
ilia

Origin of Ilium

  • Late Latin īlium groin, flank variant of Latin īlia

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin īlium (“lower abdomen”), from īle (“flank”).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin Ilium, from Ancient Greek Ἴλιον (Ilion).

    From Wiktionary

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