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adherent

Syllabification: (ad·her·ent)
Pronunciation: /adˈhi(ə)rənt, -ˈher-/

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Definition of adherent

noun

  • someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas:he was a strong adherent of monetarism

adjective

  • sticking fast to an object or surface:the eggs have thick sticky shells to which debris is often adherent

Derivatives

adherence

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French adherent, from Latin adhaerent- 'sticking to', from the verb adhaerere (see adhere)

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