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bicep

noun
USBY-sep/ˈbaɪsɛp/

Pluralbiceps

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    The large flexor muscle at the front of the upper arm, more formally called the biceps.

    The trainer showed her how to work each bicep with slow, controlled curls.

    A torn bicep kept the pitcher off the mound for two months.

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Origin

A back-formation from "biceps." In Latin, "biceps" is singular, but English speakers reinterpreted it as a plural and formed the new singular "bicep."