Home › Words › D › dentitiondentition/dɛnˈtɪʃən/dentition means the set of natural teeth of an individual.dentition is pronounced /dɛnˈtɪʃən/.EtymologyFrom Latin dentītiō (“teething, dentition”).nounThe set of natural teeth of an individualThe type, number and arrangement of the normal teeth of an organism or of the actual teeth of an individuale.g.“Can a medical man say just exactly from the necessarily hurried examination he must give of the mouth, and without a special dental knowledge, what constitutes a good dentition?” — 2022, Lindsey Fitzharris, The Facemaker, page 42:An arrangement in an organism or object of projections that resemble teethe.g.“As mentioned dentition of bivalves, i.e. teeth and sockets, occur on the vertical portion of the hinge plates of the two valves, which are in contact with each other when the shell is closed.” — 2008, Anis Kumar Ray, Fossils in Earth Sciences, page 165:The process of growing teeth; teethingDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dentilation 71% match — dentition vs dentition →dedentition 71% match — The shedding of teeth; tooth loss vs dentition →dentitionally 70% match — With regard to dentition. vs dentition →dentitional 69% match — Of or pertaining to dentition. vs dentition →dentation 67% match — Formation of teeth; toothed form. vs dentition →dentulous 64% match — Having natural teeth. vs dentition →denture 63% match — A set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit. vs dentition →dentize 63% match — To teethe. vs dentition →