noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

bridgechopperschoppersdental platefalse teethfalse teeth

Example

More examples

"Do I have to have a full denture?"

Etymology

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

Related phrases

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