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isthmus

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12
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈɪsθ.məs/
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/ˈɪsθ.məs/ · /ˈɪs.məs/ · /ˈɪz.məs/ · /ˈɪst.məs/

Definition of isthmus

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.
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noun

  1. A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.
  2. Any such narrow part connecting two larger structures.
  3. An edge in a graph whose deletion increases the number of connected components of the graph.

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Etymology

Borrowing from Latin isthmus (“a strip of land between two seas”), from Ancient Greek ῐ̓σθμός (ĭsthmós, “neck, narrow passage”), possibly from εἶμῐ (eîmĭ, “to go”). Cognate to Old Norse eið (“isthmus”).

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