diastema

Jan. 28th, 2009 07:26 am
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diastema (pl. diastemata) - n., a space or gap, esp. between two teeth, esp. between the upper incisors.


Gap-toothed, like the Wife of Bath. The i and the e are both long, oddly enough. From Medieval Latin diastēma, interval, from Greek, from diistanai, to separate.

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