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torso
Pronunciation: ⁄ˈtɔːsəʊ⁄
noun (plural torsos or US also torsi /-siː/)
·              the trunk of the human body.
·    the trunk of a statue without, or considered independently of, the head and limbs.
·    an unfinished or mutilated thing, especially a work of art or literature:
the Requiem torso was preceded by the cantata




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