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Meaning of dentition | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
dɛnˈtɪʃən

Definitions

  1. The set of natural teeth of an individual
  2. The type, number and arrangement of the normal teeth of an organism or of the actual teeth of an individual
  3. An arrangement in an organism or object of projections that resemble teeth
  4. The process of growing teeth; teething

Equivalents

Examples

“Can a medical man say just exactly from the necessarily hurried examination he must give of the mouth, and without a special dental knowledge, what constitutes a good dentition?”
“As mentioned dentition of bivalves, i.e. teeth and sockets, occur on the vertical portion of the hinge plates of the two valves, which are in contact with each other when the shell is closed.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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