diastema
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Late Latin, from Ancient Greek διάστημα (diástēma, “interval, space between”). Compare diastasis.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /daɪəˈstiːmə/
Noun [edit]
diastema (plural diastemas or diastemata)
- A gap or space between two adjacent teeth.
- 1968, Anthony Burgess, Enderby Outside:
- A gormless-looking boy, thin and exhibiting diastemata in the shop-front lights, offered him English newspapers.
- 1968, Anthony Burgess, Enderby Outside:
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External links [edit]
Diastema (dentistry) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Diastema (dentistry)
Italian [edit]
Noun [edit]
diastema m (plural diastemi)
