Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits
English: palatine, palatine bone, os palatinum
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palatine, Palatine, os palatinum, palatal, palatine bone
Noun
(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
English: palatine, palsgrave
Any of various important officials in ancient Rome
English: palatine
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The most important of the Seven Hills of Rome, supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces
English: Palatine
Adjective
Relating to or lying near the palate
English: palatal, palatine
Of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
English: palatine
Of or relating to a palace
English: palatine