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noun
The set of natural teeth of an individual
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The type, number and arrangement of the normal teeth of an organism or of the actual teeth of an individual
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
An arrangement in an organism or object of projections that resemble teeth
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The process of growing teeth; teething
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: teeth
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: set
Narrower terms: primary dentition, secondary dentition
noun
the eruption through the gums of baby teeth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: teething, odontiasis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
Narrower terms: precocious dentition
History
From Latin dentītiō (“teething, dentition”).
Across languages
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
