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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: molaris, from molaris 'crushing like a mill', from mola; MILL1

molar

 noun
     
Related topics: Biology, Human
mo‧lar [countable]
HB one of the large teeth at the back of the mouth that are used for breaking up food [↪ incisor]
—molar adjective
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