Den`ti*lin"gual (?), a. [L. dens tooth + E. lingual.]
Produced by applying the tongue to the teeth or to the gums; or representing a sound so formed.
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n.
A dentilingual sound or letter.
The letters of this fourth, dentilingual or linguidental, class, viz., d, t, s, z, l, r.
Am. Cyc.
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