Meaning Of The Word Backbone

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What's The Definition Of Backbone?

backbone
The backbone of an organization or system is the part of it that gives it its main strength.
countable noun: Your backbone is the column of small linked bones down the middle of your back.

backbone in American English
the column of bones along the center of the back of vertebrate animals, including humans, made up of separate bones connected by the spinal cord, ligaments, and disk-shaped cartilage; spine
noun: the spinal column; spine

backbone in British English
noun

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