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Added 9 October 2026

lamina

/ˈlæm.ɪ.nə/ noun

In Latin: lāmina Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about lamina at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral).

Origin

Borrowed from Latin lāmina (“a thin piece of metal, wood, marble; a plate, leaf, layer”). Doublet of lame.

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