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ilium

1

[ il-ee-uhm ]

noun

, Anatomy.
, plural il·i·a [il, -ee-, uh].
  1. the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.


Ilium

2

[ il-ee-uhm ]

noun

  1. Latin name of ancient Troy.

Ilium

1

/ ˈɪlɪəm /

noun

  1. the Latin name for ancient Troy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


ilium

2

/ ˈɪlɪəm /

noun

  1. the uppermost and widest of the three sections of the hipbone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ilium

/ ĭlē-əm /

, Plural ilia

  1. The uppermost and widest of the three bones that fuse together to form each of the hipbones.
  2. See more at skeleton


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Other Words From

  • pre·ili·um noun plural preilia
  • sub·ili·um noun plural subilia
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ilium1

1705–1710; < New Latin, special use of Medieval Latin īlium, as singular of Latin īlia; ileum
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Example Sentences

It not improbably represents the tutelary goddess of Ilium, whose temple, as we know, stood in the Pergamus.

It evidently belongs to a much later age, but was in any case built long before the arrival of the Greek colony in Ilium.

It is very probable that a similar reception awaited Antiochus I. in Ilium, so that he kept the city in good remembrance.

He now places the final destruction of Ilium in the fourth century, on the evidence of the latest coins found there.

The corporal said that this monster was Helen gazing out to sea from the topless towers of Ilium.

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