Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Produced by placing the tip of the tongue at the back of the upper front teeth
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Such a consonant
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- 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 postdental From post- + dental.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
