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Definition:

the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton";

the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal;

a scandal that is kept secret; "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family''s closet";

something reduced to its minimal form; "the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self"; "the bare skeleton of a novel";

Hyponyms: chassis, hoop, endoskeleton, exoskeleton

Part Meronyms: building, edifice, ship, aircraft, musculoskeletal system

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