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English word origin

Etymology of dens

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

plural of den

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of den.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A toothlike process projecting from the anterior end of the centrum of the axis vertebra on which the atlas vertebra rotates.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Latin dēns (“a tooth”). Doublet of dent and tooth.

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