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DENTILINGUAL
Etymology
Adjective
dentilingual (not comparable)
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the teeth and the tongue.
(linguistics, of a sound) Produced with the tongue touching the teeth.
Noun
dentilingual (plural dentilinguals)
(linguistics, rare) A sound produced with the tongue touching the teeth.
Anagrams
• antiduelling, indulgential, linguidental
Source: Wiktionary
Den`ti*lin"gual, a. Etym: [L. dens tooth + E. lingual.]
Definition: Produced by applying the tongue to the teeth or to the gums; or representing a sound so formed.
– n.
Definition: A dentilingual sound or letter. The letters of this fourth, dentilingual or linguidental, class, viz., d, t, s, z, l, r. Am. Cyc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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