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inion

in·i·on [ ínnee ən ] (plural in·i·ons)


noun 
Definition:
 
bony projection on back of head: a projection of the occipital bone that forms a slight lump at the back of the skull just above the neck

[Early 19th century. < Greek, "nape of the neck"]
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