n.
Pronunciation: ' kla-vi-k ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: French clavicule, from New Latin clavicula, from Latin, diminutive of Latin clavis; akin to Greek kleid-, kleis key, kleiein to close
Date: 1615
: a bone of the vertebrate pectoral girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum ― called also collarbone
– cla · vic · u · lar \ kla- ' vi-ky ə -l ə r, kl ə - \ adjective