szkielet

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós).

• IPA^(key): /ˈʂkjɛ.lɛt/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlɛt
• Syllabification: szkie‧let

szkielet m inan (diminutive szkielecik, related adjective szkieletowy)

1. (anatomy) skeleton (system that provides support to an organism)

   Synonyms: kościec, układ kostny, układ szkieletowy

2. (construction) framework, skeleton (frame that provides support to a building or other construction)
3. (colloquial, figurative) skeleton (very thin person)

   Synonyms: chudeusz, chudzielec, kościotrup, suchar

4. (figurative) skeleton (that which remains after the destruction of a material object)
5. skeleton (central core of something)
6. outline (general concept of something that needs to be completed)

   Synonyms: baza, zarys

7. core (the most important, basic group of people in a team)

   Synonym: trzon

• szkielet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• szkielet in Polish dictionaries at PWN