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DENTURE
denture, dental plate, plate
(noun) a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
denture (plural dentures)
a set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit
an artificial replacement of one or more teeth
(often, in the plural) a complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth
Usage notes
The use of the term dentures rather than the term false teeth was once considered "non-U".
Synonyms
• (artificial teeth): choppers, false teeth
Anagrams
• detuner, retuned, tenured, untreed
Source: Wiktionary
Den"ture, n. Etym: [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. denture, OF. denteure.] (Dentistry)
Definition: An artificial tooth, block, or set of teeth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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