dental
adjective/ˈdentl/
/ˈdentl/
[only before noun]- connected with teeth
- dental disease/care/treatment/health
- a dental appointment
- dental records
- (British English) a dental surgery (= where a dentist sees patients)
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- (phonetics) (of a consonant) produced with the tongue against the upper front teeth, for example /θ/ and /ð/ in thin and this
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from late Latin dentalis, from Latin dens, dent- ‘tooth’.
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