teeth

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

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Definition

  1. noun the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
  2. noun hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
  3. noun something resembling the tooth of an animal

Etymology

From Middle English teth, plural of tothe, from Old English tēþ, nominative plural of tōþ, from earlier *tœ̄þ, from Proto-Germanic *tanþiz, nominative plural of *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntes, nominative plural of *h₃dónts.

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Synonyms

dentition

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