interdentally

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adverb

Between the teeth.

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

adverbinterdentally (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBetween the teeth.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  9. Proto-Italic*dents
  10. Latindēns
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Medieval Latindentālis
  14. Middle Frenchdenta
  15. Late Latindentālis
  16. Englishdental
  17. Englishinterdental
  18. Englishinterdentally

From interdental + -ly.

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APA

interdentally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interdentally

MLA

“interdentally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interdentally. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interdentally,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interdentally.

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