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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesscheletrico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /skeˈlɛ.tri.ko/
"Solo un personale scheletrico era presente durante le vacanze."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to or functioning as a skeleton; forming the structural framework of something.
"The engineers inspected the skeletal frame of the building before adding the exterior panels." - 2
Reduced to the bare minimum; very thin, emaciated, or lacking essential details and substance.
"Due to the budget cuts, only a skeletal staff remained to manage the facility over the weekend."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the modern Latin 'skeletum', originating from the ancient Greek 'skeletos', meaning 'dried up' or 'mummy'. It entered the English language in the early 19th century initially as an anatomical descriptor before expanding metaphorically to describe bare-bones structures and reduced frameworks.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Skeletal" is said worldwide
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squelettique
Transliteration: /skə.lɛ.tik/
"Il ne restait qu'une équipe squelettique pour achever le projet."
skelettartig
Transliteration: /skəˈlɛtˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç/
"Das Gebäude stand mit einem skelettartigen Gerüst da."
scheletrico
Transliteration: /skeˈlɛ.tri.ko/
"Solo un personale scheletrico era presente durante le vacanze."
esquelético
Transliteration: /es.keˈle.ti.ko/
"El proyecto se completó con un presupuesto esquelético."
esquelético
Transliteration: /is.keˈlɛ.ti.ku/
"Apenas uma equipe esquelética permaneceu no escritório."
कंकालीय
Transliteration: kaṅkālīya
"कारखाने को चलाने के लिए केवल कंकालीय कर्मचारी बचे थे।"
骨骼的
Transliteration: gǔgé de
"假日期间只留下了极少数的骨干人员。"
골격의
Transliteration: gol-gyeog-ui
"건물의 골격 구조가 강풍에 버텨냈다."
骨格の
Transliteration: kokkaku no
"骨格のような必要最小限のスタッフだけが残された。"
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