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Dental

//ˈdɛn.təl// adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or concerning the teeth. relational

    "dental care"

  2. 2
    Of or concerning dentistry. relational
  3. 3
    Articulated with the tip of the tongue touching the upper front teeth or with the blade of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, so that the tip of the tongue rests near the teeth.

    "dental fricative"

  4. 4
    Articulated with the tip or blade of the tongue: coronal. uncommon
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the teeth wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to dentistry wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth.
  2. 2
    a consonant articulated with the tongue against the upper teeth wordnet
  3. 3
    A dental sound.

    "'Che Normah pronounced the name in the Malay manner, metathetically: Ruperet, the final dental initiated but not exploded."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French dental or Late Latin dentālis, from dēns (“a tooth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle French dental or Late Latin dentālis, from dēns (“a tooth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

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