denture

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈdɛntʃɚ/ UK /ˈdɛntʃə/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
a removable plate or frame holding artificial teeth

He soaked his denture in a glass beside the bed each night.

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1 noun · a removable plate or frame... denturesplatefalseteethbridgework

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Related forms dental dentist dentitiondentine

Etymology

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

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General Vocabulary

# 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.

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- General Vocabulary

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