n. 1. The type, number, and arrangement of a set of teeth. 2. The process of growing new teeth; teething. [Latin dentītiō, dentītiōn-, from dentītus, past participle of dentīre, to teethe, from dēns, dent-, tooth; see DENTIST.] |
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