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fulcrum

fulc·rum

UK/ˈfʊlkɹəm/ US/ˈfʊlkɹəm/ uncommon

noun

1.

the pivot about which a lever turns

Origin

Borrowed from Latin fulcrum (“bedpost, foot of a couch”), from fulciō (“prop up, support”).

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