orthodontie

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Orthodontie or French orthodontie.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔr.toː.dɔnˈ(t)si/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: or‧tho‧don‧tie
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun[edit]

orthodontie f (uncountable)

  1. (dentistry) orthodontics, orthodontia [from early 20th c.]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, straight) + ὀδούς, ὀδόντος (odoús, odóntos, tooth) + -ie.

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Noun[edit]

orthodontie f (plural orthodonties)

  1. (surgery) orthodontics

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