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dentate.

Having teeth or toothlike projections; serrated, toothed.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈdɛnteɪt/
  1. Having teeth or toothlike projections; serrated, toothed.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin dentātus, from dēns (“tooth”, oblique stem in dēnt-) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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