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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Carib \Car"ib\, n.; pl {Caries}. [See {Cannibal}.] (Ethol.) A native of the Caribbee islands or the coasts of the Caribbean sea; esp., one of a tribe of Indians inhabiting a region of South America, north of the Amazon, and formerly most of the West India islands. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Caries \Ca"ri*es\, n.[L., decay.] (Med.) Ulceration of bone; a process in which bone disintegrates and is carried away piecemeal, as distinguished from necrosis, in which it dies in masses. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: caries n : soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth [syn: {cavity}, {dental caries}, {tooth decay}]
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