Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subdentate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-den-tate
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Imperfectly dentate; having a vaguely toothlike shape.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subdentātus. By surface analysis, sub- + dentate.

Inflected Forms

more subdentate (comparative) most subdentate (superlative)

Questions

What does subdentate mean?: Imperfectly dentate; having a vaguely toothlike shape.
Where does subdentate come from?: Borrowed from Latin subdentātus. By surface analysis, sub- + dentate.

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