dentalityn.
/dɛnˈtalɪti/ Dental quality.
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dentality1877
1877 H. Sweet Handbk. Phonetics 38 §110 (th) is, like (r) formed by the point. The essential difference between them lies in the dentality of (th), which involves a more horizontal position of the tongue, which has to be stretched out to reach the teeth.
a1895 Mod. In Irish, the dentality of t and d is very marked.
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