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      cusp
      noun
      small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth
      a thin triangular flap of a heart valve
      point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch)
      Roots
      cuspiscusp- · Latin · point, tip
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