US /ɪnˈsaɪ.zə(ɹ)/
noun Freq #51863

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    One of the sharp, flat front teeth used for cutting food.

    He chipped one of his front incisors on a hard sweet.

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Forms incisors

Etymology

Borrowing from New Latin incīsor, from incīdō (“to cut into, cut through”) + -tor (“-er, -or”, agent noun suffix).

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