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dentist.

A medical doctor who specializes in teeth.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɛntɪst/

  1. A medical doctor who specializes in teeth.

  2. Deliberate misspelling of Dengist.

    Internet · alt-of · deliberate · misspelling
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree French dent Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French dentistebor. English dentist Borrowed from French dentiste.

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