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diastema
di·a·ste·ma [ d ə stmə ] (plural di·a·ste·ma·ta [ d ə stmətə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
gap between teeth: a larger than usual gap between two adjacent teeth ( technical )

[Mid-19th century. Via late Latin< Greek, "gap" < diistanai "place apart" < histanai "to place"]

di·a·ste·mat·ic [ d əstə máttik ] adjective
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