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backbone in English:

1. vertebral column vertebral column



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2. strongest part strongest part



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3. the main or strongest part of something



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4. spine


I have problems with my spine.
The patient was scheduled for surgery of the upper spine.
One more thing. If you try anything on Mayu I'll break your spine.
A shiver ran down my spine.
When I heard the news on the radio, a chill ran down my spine.
If you take good care of your spine when you're young you won't suffer from back pains later on in your life.
A rose has spines
He can't walk because his spine was damaged during that car collision in February.
My mother injured her spine in a bicycle accident
Definition your spine is the row of bones that goes down your back from your neck and that helps you stay upright
One of the bullets damaged his spine
Try to keep their spine in a straight line when turning them. If possible, get someone else to help you turn them.
If either of us had any spine, we certainly would have!
He has to, because they provide the spine of his paper
The book was split along its spine.

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5. courage and determination



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