denture

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈdɛntjə(ɹ)/ (UK)
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/ˈdɛntjə(ɹ)/ (UK) · /ˈdɛntʃə(ɹ)/ (UK) · /ˈdɛnt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ (US)

Definition of denture

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit.
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noun

  1. A set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit.
  2. An artificial replacement of one or more teeth.
    “After the mouth surgery, she was fitted with a denture.”
  3. (in-plural, often)A complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth.

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Etymology

From French denture (“set of teeth”), from Latin dens, dentis (“tooth”) + -urus, -ura, -urum, a suffix implying a set.

Anagrams of denture

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