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orthodonture

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or⋅tho⋅don⋅ture

[awr-thuh-don-cher]
–noun
orthodontia (def. 2).

Origin:
1965–70; appar. b. orthodontia and denture, prob. orig. (or exclusively) in r-less accents, in which both words end in (ə)
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or·tho·don·tia   (ôr'thə-dŏn'shə)   
n.  Orthodontics.
or·tho·don·ture   (ôr'thə-dŏn'chər)   
n.  Variant of orthodontia.
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orthodonture or·tho·don·ture (ôr'thə-dŏn'chər)
n.
Variant of orthodontics.

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