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Definitions for callipygianˌkæl əˈpɪdʒ i ən; -ˈpaɪ gəs

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

cal•li•pyg•i•anˌkæl əˈpɪdʒ i ən; -ˈpaɪ gəs(adj.)

also cal•li•py•gous

  1. having well-shaped buttocks.

Origin of callipygian:

1640–50; < Gk kallipyg(os)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. callipygian, callipygous(adj)

    pertaining to or having finely developed buttocks

    "the quest for the callipygian ideal"

Wiktionary

  1. callipygian(Adjective)

    Having beautifully shaped buttocks.

    2. Origin: From καλλίπυγος, from καλλι- + πυγή.

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