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dentilingual

den·ti·lin·gual
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [den-ti-ling-gwuh l]
    • /ˌdɛn tɪˈlɪŋ gwəl/
    • /ˈden.tɪ.ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [den-ti-ling-gwuh l]
    • /ˌdɛn tɪˈlɪŋ gwəl/

Definitions of dentilingual word

  • adjective dentilingual pronounced or articulated with the tongue touching the upper teeth 3
  • noun dentilingual a consonant so pronounced 3
  • adjective dentilingual articulated with the tongue near or touching the front teeth; interdental. 1
  • noun dentilingual a dentilingual sound. 1
  • adjective dentilingual (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the teeth and the tongue. 0
  • adjective dentilingual (linguistics, of a sound) Produced with the tongue touching the teeth. 0
See all 6 definitions of dentilingual

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Origin of dentilingual

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; denti- + lingual

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Parts of speech for Dentilingual

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Dentilingual

dentilingual popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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