Definitions for edentulousiˈdɛn tʃə ləs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
e•den•tu•lousiˈdɛn tʃə ləs(adj.)
lacking teeth; toothless.
Category: Dentistry, Zoology
Origin of edentulous:
1775–85; < L ēdentulus=ē-e - +dent-, s. of dēnstooth+-ulus -ulous
Princeton's WordNet
edentulous(adj)
having lost teeth
Wiktionary
edentulous(Adjective)
Toothless
Origin: edentulus, which is in turn derived from the prefix e-, meaning "without", and the word dens, meaning "tooth."
Webster Dictionary
Edentulous(adj)
toothless
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