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noun
- See under denture.
noun
- an artificial replacement of one or several of the teeth (partial denture), or all of the teeth (full denture) of either or both jaws; dental prosthesis.
- a set of teeth.
noun (usually plural)
- Also called: dental plate, false teeth a partial or full set of artificial teeth
- rare a set of natural teeth
1874, from French denture “set of teeth,” from Latin dens (genitive dentis, “tooth;” see tooth) + -ure (see -ure). In Middle English, the word meant “an indenture; a zigzag course” (c.1400).
n.
- complete denture
n.
- A partial or complete set of artificial teeth for either the upper or lower jaw.dental plate
- dentures A complete set of removable artificial teeth for both jaws.