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dentes

US/ˈdɛnˌtiz/

dentes is the plural of dens.

Meaning of dens

Noun

dens (plural dentes)

  1. A toothlike process projecting from the anterior end of the centrum of the axis vertebra on which the atlas vertebra rotates.

Proper noun capitalized: Dentes

Dentes

  1. (plural) plural of Dente

Questions about dentes

What is dentes the plural of?
Dentes is the plural of dens.
What part of speech is dentes?
Dentes is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce dentes?
Dentes is pronounced /ˈdɛnˌtiz/ (US).

Words near dentes in the dictionary

  1. dented
  2. dentel
  3. dentelle
  4. dentelles
  5. dentels
  6. dentes
  7. dentex
  8. dentexes
  9. denti-
  10. dential
  11. dentialveolar

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dentes (page history and authors); Dentes (page history and authors); dens (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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