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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One of the second set of teeth in mammals that grow as the milk teeth are shed. Humans have 32 permanent teeth.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of early childhood and (with luck) can last until old age
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