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. See Troy
   the Latin name for ancient Troy

ilium

²

/ ˈɪlɪəm /

noun

1. the uppermost and widest of the three sections of the hipbone

ilium

/ ĭl′ē-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

Other Words From

• pre·ili·um noun plural preilia
• sub·ili·um noun plural subilia

Word History and Origins

Origin of ilium¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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