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    backbone

    backbone - Dictionary definition and meaning for word backbone

    Definition
    (noun) a central cohesive source of support and stability
    Example Sentence
    • faith is his anchor
    • the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
    • he is the linchpin of this firm
    Definition
    (noun) fortitude and determination
    Synonyms : grit , gumption , guts , moxie , sand
    Example Sentence
    • he didn't have the guts to try it
    Definition
    (noun) the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
    Example Sentence
    • the fall broke his back
    Definition
    (noun) the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved
    Synonyms : spine
    Example Sentence
    • the title and author were printed on the spine of the book
    Definition
    (noun) the part of a network that connects other networks together
    Example Sentence
    • the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic

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