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back·bone (b

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1. The vertebrate spine or spinal column.

2. Something, such as the keel of a ship, that resembles a backbone.

3. A main support or major sustaining factor: the backbone of a thesis.

4. Geology

a. A ridge forming the principal axis of a mountain.

b. The principal mountain ridge, range, or system of a region.

5. Chemistry The main chain of atoms in a polymer.

6. Strength of character; determination: displayed grit and backbone in facing adversity.

backboned adj.

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