denture C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈdɛntʃɚ/ UK /ˈdɛntʃə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a removable plate or frame holding artificial teeth He soaked his denture in a glass beside the bed each night. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a removable plate or frame... denturesplatefalseteethbridgework Word family Related forms dentaldentistdentitiondentine Etymology AI details From French denture ('set of teeth'), from dent ('tooth'), from Latin dens, dentem ('tooth'), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dont- ('tooth'). dens Latin *h₃dónts Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # denture **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdɛntʃɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɛntʃə/ ## Meanings 1. a removable plate or frame holding artificial teeth ## Examples - He soaked his denture in a glass beside the bed each night. ## Synonyms - dentures - plate - falseteeth - bridgework ## Related Forms - dental - dentist - dentition - dentine ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dens - Root: *h₃dónts ## Etymology From French denture ('set of teeth'), from dent ('tooth'), from Latin dens, dentem ('tooth'), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dont- ('tooth'). ## AI Etymology Denture comes from French denture ('set of teeth'), from dent ('tooth'), from Latin dens, dentem ('tooth'), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dont- ('tooth'). The etymological trail includes Latin dens and Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts. As a noun, denture names a removable plate or frame holding artificial teeth. The same family is visible in related forms such as dental, dentist, dentition, and dentine. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown