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premolar.

A tooth located in front of the molars, especially the bicuspid tooth between the cuspids and molars in humans.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpriːmoʊlɚ/General-American/ˈpriːməʊlə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpriːməʊləɹ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A tooth located in front of the molars, especially the bicuspid tooth between the cuspids and molars in humans.

Where this word comes from

Clipping of premolar tooth, calque of Latin dens praemolaris. Equivalent to pre- + molar.

adj/ˈpriːmoʊlɚ/General-American/ˈpriːməʊlə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpriːməʊləɹ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Before a molar tooth, either in physical position or in its time of development; deciduous.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Clipping of premolar tooth, calque of Latin dens praemolaris. Equivalent to pre- + molar.

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