Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Surrounding a tooth or its root; periodontal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- Middle French dentalbor. Proto-Indo-European *h3ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h3dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dēns Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin dentālisbor. English dental English peridental From peri- + dental.
