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diastema (die-uh-STEE-mah) noun, plural diastemata
A gap between two adjacent teeth. [Late Latin, from Greek diastema, interval, from diiastanai, to put apart.] WordPix: http://wordsmith.org/words/diastema.gif "The rock band Space Girls has made diastema cool--no wonder teenage girls are flocking to dentists to have their teeth spaced." This week's theme: WordPix, words drawn so that they explain themselves. ............................................................................ Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior. - Juvenal, poet (c. 60-140) Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone." Invite your friends and family to join in the quest by sending a gift subscription of A.Word.A.Day. It is free! http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/diastema.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/diastema.ram
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