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1. Of or relating to the teeth
   "dental floss"
    
2. Of or relating to dentistry
   "dental student"
    
3. (phonetics) made with the tongue touching the teeth
   "dental fricative"

1. A consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
   - alveolar consonant, dental consonant, alveolar

Sounds like: dentil

Derived forms: dentals

Type of: consonant

Encyclopedia: Dental, alveolar and postalveolar nasals