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+ ==Pronunciation==
+ * IPA: /ˈdɛn.təl/ ''(UK)''; /ˈdɛn.təl/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Etymology==
+ It is [[bor|frm|dental|t=of or for teeth]] or directly Late Latin [[m|la-lat|dentalis]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) from Latin [[m|la|dens|alt=dēns|t=tooth]] (genitive dentis; see [[tooth]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from PIE [[ine-pro|*h₃dónts|alt=*dent-|t=tooth]].^(Etymonline)
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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==
+ In phonetics, pronounced with the tongue against the upper front teeth: 1594;^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1988) of the teeth, 1599 in the OED, the 1590s in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)
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+ ==Semantic evolution==
+ Connected with dentistry is from 1826,^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) and engaged in dental work, as a dental mechanic, from 1840.^(OED 1989) The noun, a dental consonant, is from before 1794,^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) and humorously a tooth from 1837.^(OED 1989) ''Dentist'' is from 1759, after French dentiste, and ''dentistry'' from 1838.^(Barnhart 1988)
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+ ==Timeline==
+ * 1594 – in phonetics.^(Barnhart 1988)
+ * 1599 – of the teeth.^(OED 1989)
+ * 1794 – a dental consonant.^(Etymonline)
+ * 1826 – of dentistry.^(OED 1989)
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+ ==Modern meaning==
+ ===Adjective===
+ # Of or relating to the [[tooth|alt=teeth]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)
+ # Of or relating to [[dentistry]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)
+ # ''(phonetics)'' Pronounced with the tip of the tongue near or against the upper front teeth.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)
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+ ===Noun===
+ # ''(phonetics)'' A dental consonant.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)
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+ ==Word family==
+ * [[dentally]]
+ * [[dentality]]
+ * [[apicodental]]
+ * [[dentalize]]
+ * [[interdental]]
+ * [[labiodental]]
+ * [[peridental]]
+ * [[postdental]]
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+ ==Related words==
+ * [[dentist]]
+ * [[dentulous]]
+ * [[edentulous]]
+ * [[dentistry]]
+ * [[denture]]
+ * [[tooth]]
+ * [[indent]]
+ * [[dandelion]]
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}