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Definition of: backbone
(bak′bōn′) noun
1. Anat. The spine or vertebral column.
2. Any main support or stiffening part; especially, the highest or most extensive mountain range of a region or a continent.
3. Firmness; resolution; courage.
—back′boned′ adjective
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