addental

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adjective

Near the teeth.

“an addental lisp”

OriginEnglish dental ← Late Latin dentālis ← Middle French denta →
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Meanings

adjectiveaddental (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesNear the teeth.

    an addental lisp

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Englishad-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  8. Proto-Italic*dents
  9. Latindēns
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Medieval Latindentālis
  13. Middle Frenchdenta
  14. Late Latindentālis
  15. Englishdental
  16. Englishaddental

From ad- + dental.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with addental

environmentalrentaldentalexperimentalcontinentaldevelopmentalgentleinstrumentaldepartmentalaccidentalelementalintergovernmentaloccidentaltranscendentalnongovernmentalcoincidentallentiljudgmentalinterdepartmentaltemperamentalentalcompartmentalunsentimentalcental
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Cite this entry
APA

addental. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/addental

MLA

“addental.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/addental. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “addental,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/addental.

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