supradental

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adjective

Above the teeth

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

adjectivesupradental (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyAbove the teeth
  2. not comparablehuman sciencesMade by pressing the tongue above the top of the teeth
nounsupradental (plural supradentals)

plural supradentals

  1. human sciencesSuch a consonant

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Proto-Italic*superos
  5. Proto-Italic*superād
  6. Old Latinsuprād
  7. Latinsuprā
  8. Latinsupra-
  9. Englishsupra-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  12. Proto-Italic*dents
  13. Latindēns
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Medieval Latindentālis
  17. Middle Frenchdenta
  18. Late Latindentālis
  19. Englishdental
  20. Englishsupradental

From supra- + dental.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with supradental

environmentalrentaldentalexperimentalcontinentaldevelopmentalgentleinstrumentaldepartmentalaccidentalelementalintergovernmentaloccidentaltranscendentalnongovernmentalcoincidentallentiljudgmentalinterdepartmentaltemperamentalentalcompartmentalunsentimentalcental
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Anagrams

pastureland
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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