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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Dental

Dēn’tal, a.

adjective

a. [From Lat. dens, dentis, a tooth; Fr. & Sp. dental, It. dentale.]

  1. Pertaining to the teeth; as, dental surgery.
  2. (Gram.) Formed by the aid of the teeth;—said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, s and z are dental letters.

Dēn'tal, n.

noun

n. [Fr. dentale. See supra.] An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.