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soma

1 American  
[soh-muh] / ˈsoʊ mə /

noun

Biology.

plural

somata, somas

  1. the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.

soma 2 American  
[soh-muh] / ˈsoʊ mə /

noun

  1. haoma.

Soma 3 American  
[soh-muh] / ˈsoʊ mə /
Pharmacology, Trademark.

  1. a brand of carisoprodol.

-soma 4 American  

  1. a variant of -some, used especially in the formation of names of zoological genera.

    Schistosoma.
soma 1 British  
/ ˈsəʊmə /

noun

  1. the body of an organism, esp an animal, as distinct from the germ cells

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soma 2 British  
/ ˈsəʊmə /

noun

  1. an intoxicating plant juice drink used in Vedic rituals

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Etymology

Origin of soma1

1830–40; < New Latin < Greek sôma body

Origin of soma2

Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1820–30

Origin of -soma4

< New Latin < Greek sôma

Example Sentences

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Shanghai feels like it’s having a soma moment.

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2022

Dendrites receive the signal, which passes through the soma.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Outrage drives us, and if there is a soma, we probably can’t afford it.

From The Verge • Jul. 16, 2020

The soma is usually about 10–25 micrometers in diameter and often is not much larger than the cell nucleus it contains.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

“I do so want you to be good! Please, please be good and ...” Two minutes later the Voice and the soma vapour had produced their effect.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

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