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Dentilingual

Denˊti-lin′gual

,
Adj.
[L.
dens
tooth + E.
lingual
.]
Produced by applying the tongue to the teeth or to the gums; or representing a sound so formed.
Noun.
A dentilingual sound or letter.
The letters of this fourth,
dentilingual
or linguidental, class, viz., d, t, s, z, l, r.
Am. Cyc.

Definition 2024


dentilingual

dentilingual

English

Adjective

dentilingual (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the teeth and the tongue
  2. (linguistics, of a sound) Produced with the tongue touching the teeth

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