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- [bahy-kuhs-pid]
- /baɪˈkʌs pɪd/
- /baɪˈk.ə.spəd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bahy-kuhs-pid]
- /baɪˈkʌs pɪd/
Definitions of bicuspid word
- adjective bicuspid having or terminating in two cusps or points 3
- noun bicuspid a bicuspid tooth; premolar 3
- adjective bicuspid having two points 3
- noun bicuspid any of eight adult teeth with two-pointed crowns; premolar tooth 3
- adjective bicuspid Also, bicuspidate. having or terminating in two cusps or points, as certain teeth. 1
- noun bicuspid premolar (def 4). 1
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Origin of bicuspid
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; bi-1 + cuspid
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Parts of speech for Bicuspid
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preposition
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bicuspid popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bicuspid usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bicuspid
noun bicuspid
- ivory — the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc.
- snag — a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- tush — tushie.
- tusk — (in certain animals) a tooth developed to great length, usually one of a pair, as in the elephant, walrus, and wild boar, but singly in the narwhal.
- molar — Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
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