n.
Pronunciation: ˌ d ī - ə - ' st ē -m ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mas or -ma · ta \ -m ə -t ə \
Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, interval, from Greek diast ē ma, from diistanai
Date: 1854
: a space between teeth in a jaw
n.
Pronunciation: ˌ d ī - ə - ' st ē -m ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mas or -ma · ta \ -m ə -t ə \
Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, interval, from Greek diast ē ma, from diistanai
Date: 1854
: a space between teeth in a jaw
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012