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teeth

/ˈtiːθ/ noun

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  1. The kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal.

Origin

From Middle English teth, plural of tothe, from Old English tēþ, nominative plural of tōþ, from earlier *tœ̄þ, from Proto-Germanic *tanþiz, nominative plural of *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntes, nominative plural of *h₃dónts.

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