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Wisdom tooth has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

any of the last 4 teeth on each side of the upper and lower jaw; the last of the permanent teeth to erupt (between ages 16 and 21)

2

One of the four (one upper and one lower on each side) rearmost molars in humans, which typically develop between ages 18-24.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
molar
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