dentition
Americannoun
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the makeup of a set of teeth including their kind, number, and arrangement.
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the eruption or cutting of the teeth; teething; odontiasis.
noun
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the arrangement, type, and number of the teeth in a particular species. Man has a primary dentition of deciduous teeth and a secondary dentition of permanent teeth
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teething or the time or process of teething
Etymology
Origin of dentition
1605–15; < Latin dentītiōn- (stem of dentītiō), equivalent to dentīt ( us ) (past participle of dentīre to cut teeth, teethe) + -iōn- -ion
Vocabulary lists containing dentition
Example Sentences
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Imagine a walrus-like creature with dentition remarkably similar to modern walruses: A quartet of post-canine teeth, a large lower canine tooth and a short, fused vertical midline on their lower jaw.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2024
Using the novel technique, the research team tried to determine the closest fit of the teeth's appearance to other dinosaurs with well-known dentition.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2024
The fossil dolphin’s dentition was unlike anything seen in living cetaceans.
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
Corpus Christi A young man recently released from dentition passes himself off as a parish priest in a small village in this Academy Award-nominated drama.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2020
It is of common occurrence in infancy, being attributed by some specialists to dentition, but by others to seborrhoea.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various
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