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muscle
- Main Entry:
- 1mus·cle

- Pronunciation:
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\ˈmə-səl\
- Function:
- noun
- Usage:
- often attributive
- Etymology:
- Middle English, from Latin musculus, from diminutive of mus mouse — more at mouse
- Date:
- 14th century
1 a: a body tissue consisting of long cells that contract when stimulated and produce motion b: an organ that is essentially a mass of muscle tissue attached at either end to a fixed point and that by contracting moves or checks the movement of a body part2 a: muscular strength : brawn b: effective strength : power <political muscle>
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