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noun (pl=teeth)
- A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.
- A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain.
- (botany) A pointed projection from the margin of a leaf.
Translations: - Dutch: tand
- French: dent
- German: Zahn
- Italian: dente
- Spanish: diente
Etymology: Via Middle English from Old English toí, tÅí < Proto-Germanic - taní,
- tuní < Proto-Indo-European
- hâdont-/
- hâdent- (tooth). Cognate with Gothic tuníus, Dutch tand, German Zahn, Latin dens, Greek , Turkish diÅ, pronounciation /dish/, Persian (fa-Arab, ÙÙ) (dandín).
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