Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Above the teeth
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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adj
Made by pressing the tongue above the top of the teeth
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
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noun
Such a consonant
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Proto-Italic *superos Proto-Italic *superād Old Latin suprād Latin suprā Latin supra-lbor. English supra- 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 supradental From supra- + dental.
