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menton¹

  • /ˈmɛn.tən/

Rhymes with -ɛntən

Where it comes from

From French menton (“chin”). Doublet of mentum.

noun mentons

  1. The lowest point of the chin / mandibular symphysis.

    Similar: gnathion

Menton²

Where it comes from

(surname) variant of Manton.

proper noun Mentons

  1. countable, uncountable A surname from Irish.
  2. countable, uncountable A coastal commune and frontier town adjoining Italy in Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

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"menton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/menton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

menton. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/menton

Chicago

"menton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/menton.

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@misc{menton_2026,
  title = {menton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/menton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}