bicuspid
/baɪˈkʌspəd/bigh-KUH-spuhd
/baɪˈkʌspəd/bigh-KUH-spuhd
Meaningtwo-pointed
Common meaning: a tooth with two points
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- cuspida point, tipLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 504 · scan
‘two’ + ‘a point, tip’ → bicuspid
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin cuspis ‘a point, tip’.
Roots
- cuspis, -idis Latin “a point, tip”
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