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incisor

in·ci·sor

UK/ɪnˈsaɪ.zə(ɹ)/ US/ˌɪˈnsaɪzɜr/ uncommon

noun

1.

a tooth for cutting or gnawing; located in the front of the mouth in both jaws

Origin

Borrowing from New Latin incīsor, from incīdō (“to cut into, cut through”) + -tor (“-er, -or”, agent noun suffix).

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