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lumbago

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17
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/lʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ/
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/lʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ/ · /ˌlʌmˈbeɪˌɡoʊ/ · /ˌləm-/

Definition of lumbago

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (also, attributive, uncountable)Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.
    “Sir Oswald Feiling winced as he turned to go home. He had felt a warning twinge of lumbago.”
    “We may imagine an athletics coach with a scientific training researching into the physiology and the psychology of runners. [...] He finds out the effects of fatigue, of alcohol, of tobacco, of lumbago and of depression upon their performances.”
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noun

  1. (also, attributive, uncountable)Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.
    “Sir Oswald Feiling winced as he turned to go home. He had felt a warning twinge of lumbago.”
    “We may imagine an athletics coach with a scientific training researching into the physiology and the psychology of runners. [...] He finds out the effects of fatigue, of alcohol, of tobacco, of lumbago and of depression upon their performances.”
  2. (also, attributive, countable)An episode of such backache.

verb

  1. (also, attributive, transitive)To affect (someone) with lumbago.

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Etymology

The noun is borrowed from Late Latin lumbāgō (“backache of the lumbar region”), from Late Latin lumbus (“lumbar”), Latin lumbus (“loin”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“loins”)) + -āgō (suffix forming nouns describing objects, animals, and plants). The verb is derived from the noun.

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