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odontogeny

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
odon-toge-ny
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The generation, or mode of development, of the teeth.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

From odonto- (root of Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”) + root of Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to be born”). Compare French odontogénie.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ὀδούς, γίγνομαι

Usage

Questions

What does odontogeny mean?
The generation, or mode of development, of the teeth.
Where does odontogeny come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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