linguo-dental

adjective

(of sound) made when the tip of the tongue extends outside the upper and lower anterior teeth

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Meanings

adjectivelinguo-dental (not comparable)

alternative linguadental · alternative linguodental

  1. not comparablehuman sciences(of sound) made when the tip of the tongue extends outside the upper and lower anterior teeth

    "Let the linguo-dental breath consonant be heard at the letter or letters in italic."

    1851, Benjamin Humphrey Smart, The Practice of Elocution: a Series of Exercises for Acquiring the Several […]
nounlinguo-dental (plural linguo-dentals)

plural linguo-dentals · alternative linguadental · alternative linguodental

  1. human scienceslinguo-dental sound

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
linguadental

Origin

From linguo- + dental.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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