OSSATURE Definition & Meaning

ossature

[ os-uh-cher, -choor ]

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noun

the structure or framework supporting a building or sculpture.
the arrangement of bones in the skeleton or a body part.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

First recorded in 1830–35; from French, from Latin os “bone” (stem oss- ) + French noun suffix -ature, modeled on musculature ( def )

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The Canadian electronic musician and singer Ouri traces a medical and mental journey in “Ossature,” a song she has said was inspired by a treatment with the consciousness-altering drug ketamine.

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