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- [den-cher]
- /ˈdɛn tʃər/
- /ˈden.tʃər/
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- [den-cher]
- /ˈdɛn tʃər/
Definitions of denture word
- noun denture a partial or full set of artificial teeth 3
- noun denture a set of natural teeth 3
- noun denture a set of teeth 3
- noun denture a fitting for the mouth, with artificial teeth, often a full set 3
- noun denture an artificial replacement of one or several of the teeth (partial denture) or all of the teeth (full denture) of either or both jaws; dental prosthesis. 1
- noun denture a set of teeth. 1
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Origin of denture
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75; < French, equivalent to dent tooth (see dent2) + -ure -ure
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Parts of speech for Denture
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
denture popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
denture usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for denture
noun denture
- teeth — plural of tooth.
- bridgework — a partial denture attached to the surrounding teeth
- fang — one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.
- ivories — the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc.
- dentition — the arrangement, type, and number of the teeth in a particular species. Man has a primary dentition of deciduous teeth and a secondary dentition of permanent teeth
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