teethridge

[teeth-rij]

teeth·ridge

[teeth-rij]
noun Phonetics.

Origin:
1925–30; teeth + ridge
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Teethridge is always a great word to know.
So is weaken. Does it mean:
to change a speech sound to an articulation requiring less effort, as from geminate to nongeminate or from stop to fricative
articulated with the back of the tongue held close to or touching the soft palate
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Medical Dictionary

teethridge teeth·ridge (tēth'rĭj')
n.
The ridge of gum behind the upper front teeth.

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