"mesiodistal" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From mesio- + distal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mesio|distal}} mesio- + distal Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} mesiodistal (not comparable)
  1. (dentistry) Of or relating to the mesial and distal surfaces of a tooth Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Dentistry
    Sense id: en-mesiodistal-en-adj-ijCweoC6 Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences
  2. (linguistics) In the description of languages with a four-way distinction for demonstratives, refers to a demonstrative which indicates something near neither the speaker nor the addressee, but not too far off from either one. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-mesiodistal-en-adj-EanOSpBV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mesio-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mesio-: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: mesioproximal

Alternative forms

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