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Word: Diastema
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: via late Latin from Greek diastēma ‘space between’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌdʌɪəˈstiːmə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a space separating teeth of different functions, especially that between the biting teeth (incisors and canines) and grinding teeth (premolars and molars) in rodents and ungulates.
Short Definition:space separating teeth of different functions
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