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English noun: dentition

1. dentition (process) the eruption through the gums of baby teeth


Synonymsodontiasis, teething


Broader (hypernym)development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny


Narrower (hyponym)precocious dentition

2. dentition (body) the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal


Synonymsteeth


Broader (hypernym)set


Narrower (hyponym)primary dentition, secondary dentition


Part meronymmouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris


Member holonymtooth









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