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denture.

A set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɛntjə(ɹ)/UK/ˈdɛntʃə(ɹ)/UK/ˈdɛnt͡ʃə(ɹ)/US

  1. A set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit.

  2. An artificial replacement of one or more teeth.

    After the mouth surgery, she was fitted with a denture.

  3. A complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth.

    in-plural · often
Where this word comes from

From French denture (“set of teeth”), from Latin dens, dentis (“tooth”) + -urus, -ura, -urum, a suffix implying a set.

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