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dentalism

dentalism noun: the formation of a sound using the teeth.

Noun

dentalism (uncountable)

  1. The formation of a sound using the teeth.

Origin of dentalism

From dental + -ism.

Questions about dentalism

What does dentalism mean?
Dentalism means the formation of a sound using the teeth.
What part of speech is dentalism?
Dentalism is a noun.

Words near dentalism in the dictionary

  1. dentaliids
  2. dentalise
  3. dentalised
  4. dentalises
  5. dentalising
  6. dentalism
  7. dentality
  8. dentalium
  9. dentaliums
  10. dentalization
  11. dentalizations

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