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Meaning
noun a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
noun type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets
originFrom Latin patella (“a small pan or dish, a plate; the kneepan, patella”), diminutive of patina (“a broad shallow dish, pan”). Doublet of paella.
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