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Noun: cheekbone  'cheek,bown
  1. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek
    - zygomatic bone, zygomatic, malar, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum

Derived forms: cheekbones

Type of: bone, os[2]

Part of: skull

Encyclopedia: Cheekbone