Plural of dental; refers to multiple dental sounds (consonants articulated with the tongue at the teeth) or dental items.
Plural form of 'dental,' from Latin 'dentalis.' In linguistics, it specifically refers to a class of consonant sounds.
In linguistics, 'dentals' are a surprisingly small group—only a handful of consonant sounds are truly made with your tongue touching your teeth, and many sounds people think are dental are actually alveolar (just behind the teeth)!
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