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{{suna|ƙashin baya|ƙasusuwan baya}} | {{suna|ƙashin baya|ƙasusuwan baya}} | ||
[[File:Illu vertebral column.jpg|thumb|a picture showing a person's backbone]] | [[File:Illu vertebral column.jpg|thumb|a picture showing a person's backbone]] | ||
# {{countable}} The '''backbone''' is the [[bone]]s in a [[person]]'s or [[animal]]'s [[back]]. | # {{countable}} The '''backbone''' is the [[bone]]s in a [[person]]'s or [[animal]]'s [[back]]. <> [[ƙashi]]n da ke [[baya]]n mutum ko dabba. | ||
# {{countable}} or {{uncountable}} If you have '''backbone''', you do not [[back down]] easily. You [[stand up]] for yourself. | # {{countable}} or {{uncountable}} If you have '''backbone''', you do not [[back down]] easily. You [[stand up]] for yourself. <> mai jarunta da cijewa da iya tsayuwa. | ||
#:''If you had any '''backbone''' you wouldn't let people tell you what to do all the time.'' | #:''If you had any '''backbone''' you wouldn't let people tell you what to do all the time.'' | ||
# {{countable}} The '''backbone''' of something is what holds it together or makes it strong. | # {{countable}} The '''backbone''' of something is what holds it together or makes it strong. <> abun da ke ƙarfafa wani abu. | ||
#:''Customer service is the '''backbone''' of our [[business]].'' | #:''Customer service is the '''backbone''' of our [[business]].'' | ||