adj. Of, relating to, or located in the region of the neck or throat. n. 1. A jugular vein. 2. The most vital part: a strategic attack aimed at the enemy's jugular. [Late Latin iugulāris (vēna), jugular (vein), from Latin iugulum, collarbone, diminutive of iugum, yoke; see yeug- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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