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- Ancient Greek · derived fromδιάστημα“interval, space between”
- English todaydiastema
From Late Latin, from Ancient Greek διάστημα (diástēma, “interval, space between”). Compare diastasis.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
diastema
Today it means: A gap or space between two adjacent teeth, especially the upper front incisors (in humans). Full definition →
Ancient Greek διάστημα