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Denture

//ˈdɛnt͡ʃə(ɹ)// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit.
  2. 2
    a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth wordnet
  3. 3
    An artificial replacement of one or more teeth.

    "After the mouth surgery, she was fitted with a denture."

  4. 4
    A complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth. in-plural, often

Etymology

From French denture (“set of teeth”), from Latin dens, dentis (“tooth”) + -urus, -ura, -urum, a suffix implying a set.

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