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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

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