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hamate

  • /ˈheɪmeɪt/
  • /ˈhæmeɪt/

Where it comes from

From Latin hamus (“hook”) + -ate (adjective forming suffix); the noun is a back-formation from hamate bone, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

adjective

  1. not comparable Hooked at the end.

noun hamates

  1. The hamate bone.

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"hamate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hamate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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hamate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hamate

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"hamate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hamate.

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@misc{hamate_2026,
  title = {hamate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hamate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}