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Webster 1913 Edition


Dentition

Den-ti′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
dentitio
, fr.
dentire
to cut teeth, fr.
dens
,
dentis
, tooth. See
Dentist
.]
1.
The development and cutting of teeth; teething.
2.
(Zool.)
The system of teeth peculiar to an animal.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dentition

DENTITION

,
Noun.
[L. To breed teeth.]
1.
The breeding or cutting of teeth in infancy.
2.
The time of breeding teeth.