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torso

UK/ˈtɔː.səʊ̯/ US/ˈtʰɔː.səʊ̯] ~ [ˈtʰɔː.sɵ̞ʊ̯/ fairly common

noun

1.

the body excluding the head and neck and limbs

  • “they moved their arms and legs and bodies”
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Origin

From Italian torso, from Late Latin tursus, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of thyrse, thyrsus, and torse.

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