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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesहड्डी बनना
Pronunciation / Transliteration: haddī bannā
"उम्र बढ़ने के साथ कुछ ऊतक हड्डी में बदलने लगते हैं।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To turn into bone or bony tissue; to undergo or cause to undergo ossification.
"As people age, certain cartilage structures in the body naturally begin to ossify." - 2
To become rigidly set in a conventional pattern of behavior or thought, losing flexibility or capacity for change.
"The bureaucracy of the organization has ossified to the point where innovation is nearly impossible."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French 'ossifier', which stems from the Latin 'os' (bone) combined with 'facere' (to make). Entering the English language in the early 18th century, the term initially referred strictly to the physiological conversion of soft tissue into bone, later broadening metaphorically to describe rigid, unchanging institutions or ideas.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ossify" is said worldwide
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ossifier
Transliteration: osiˈfje
"Les tissus cartilagineux peuvent s'ossifier avec le temps."
verknöchern
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈknœçɐn
"Mit zunehmendem Alter neigen Knorpel dazu zu verknöchern."
ossificare
Transliteration: ossifiˈkare
"Il tessuto cartilagineo tende a ossificare durante la crescita."
osificar
Transliteration: osiɸiˈkaɾ
"Los huesos del cráneo del bebé tardan en osificarse por completo."
ossificar
Transliteration: osi.fiˈkaɾ
"O tecido cartilaginoso pode ossificar com o envelhecimento."
हड्डी बनना
Transliteration: haddī bannā
"उम्र बढ़ने के साथ कुछ ऊतक हड्डी में बदलने लगते हैं।"
骨化
Transliteration: gǔhuà
"随着年龄增长，人体的某些软骨会发生骨化。"
골화되다
Transliteration: golhwadoeda
"나이가 들면서 연조직이 골화될 수 있습니다."
骨化する
Transliteration: kotsuka suru
"年齢とともに軟骨組織が骨化することがあります。"
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