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denture

denture


den·ture  (dnchr)
n.
1. A partial or complete set of artificial teeth for either the upper or lower jaw. Also called dental plate.
2. A complete set of removable artificial teeth for both jaws. Often used in the plural.

[French, from Old French, from dent, tooth; see dentist.]


denture  /dntr/  n. false teeth, an artificial dental plate: She wears a denture in her lower jaw.
n. pl. dentures: a complete set of false teeth: My seventy-year-old father has dentures. denture

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