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Pinna

noun
(pl. pinnae, E. pinnas)
1.
Division of a usually pinnately divided leaf.  Synonym: pinnule.
2.
The externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear.  Synonyms: auricle, ear.





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"Pinna" Quotes from Famous Books



... persecuted for their religion. Both their numbers and their station made it dangerous to treat them as enemies; and the emperor ordered all persecution to be stopped. The imperial rescript for that purpose was even addressed to "Dionysius, Pinna, Demetrius, and the other bishops;" it grants them full indulgence in the exercise of their religion, and by its very address almost acknowledges their rank in the state. By this edict of Gallienus the Christians were put on a better footing than at ...
— History Of Egypt From 330 B.C. To The Present Time, Volume 11 (of 12) • S. Rappoport


Words linked to "Pinna" :   pinnule, earlobe, ear lobe, cartilaginous structure, tragus, leaflet, external ear, auricle, outer ear, cauliflower ear


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