glabella

(glə belə)

noun pl. glabellae

smooth prominence on the forehead between the eyebrows and just above the nose

Origin: ModL < L, fem. of glabellus, without hair < glaber: see glabrous

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See glabella in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. gla·bel·lae (-bĕlˈē)
The smooth area between the eyebrows just above the nose.

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Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from feminine of Latin glabellus, hairless

Origin: , diminutive of glaber

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  • gla·belˈlar adjective

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