OSSICLES
Noun
ossicles
plural of ossicle
Source: Wiktionary
OSSICLE
Os"si*cle, n. Etym: [L. ossiculum, dim. of os, ossis, a bone.]
1. A little bone; as, the auditory ossicles in the tympanum of the ear.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of numerous small calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the starfishes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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