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Definition anatomy in British English

anatomy noun

noun
/əˈnætəmi/
1

the scientific study of the physical structure of an animal or plant

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2

the body of a human or animal, or the structure of a plant

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3

the human body

Example

Those are parts of your anatomy that we'd rather not hear about.

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Example

an essay on the anatomy of Communism

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Definition anatomy in British English