English noun: dentition |
1. | dentition (process) the eruption through the gums of baby teeth |
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| Synonyms | odontiasis, teething |
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| Broader (hypernym) | development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | precocious dentition |
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2. | dentition (body) the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal |
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| Synonyms | teeth |
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| Broader (hypernym) | set |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | primary dentition, secondary dentition |
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| Part meronym | mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris |
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| Member holonym | tooth |
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