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foretooth

American

[fawr-tooth, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌtuθ, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

a tooth in the front of the mouth; incisor.

foretooth British

/ ˈfɔːˌtuːθ /

noun

dentistry another word for incisor

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

foreteeth

plural

Etymology

Origin of foretooth

before 1000; Middle English, Old English for teth (plural). See fore-, tooth

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