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单词 dentilingual
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Definition of dentilingual in English:

dentilingual

adjectiveˌdɛntɪˈlɪŋɡw(ə)lˌden(t)əˈliNGɡwəl
Phonetics
  • (of a consonant) pronounced with the teeth and the tongue; dental.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Callum spoke posh English, his accent all mellifluous vowels and dentilingual consonants.
    • I had left the guttural Hindi sounds of Asia at home and was now luxuriating in the labial and dentilingual areas of Oceanian languages.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Latin dens, dent- 'tooth' + lingual.

 
 

Definition of dentilingual in US English:

dentilingual

adjectiveˌden(t)əˈliNGɡwəl
Phonetics
  • (of a consonant) pronounced with the teeth and the tongue; dental.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Callum spoke posh English, his accent all mellifluous vowels and dentilingual consonants.
    • I had left the guttural Hindi sounds of Asia at home and was now luxuriating in the labial and dentilingual areas of Oceanian languages.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Latin dens, dent- ‘tooth’ + lingual.

 
 
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