🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

soma

Pronunciation / Transliteration: so-ma

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Soma/ˈsoʊ.mə/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il soma è spesso distinto dalla mente."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The physical body as distinct from the mind or spirit.

    "In yoga, practitioners focus on the connection between the soma and the mind."
  2. 2

    A term used in biology to refer to the body of an organism.

    "The soma of the cell contains the nucleus and other organelles."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'soma' originates from the Greek word 'σῶμα', meaning 'body'. It has been used in various philosophical and scientific contexts since ancient times, evolving to encompass notions of physicality and the relationship between body and mind.

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