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pendent

Syllabification: (pend·ent)
Pronunciation: /ˈpendənt/

Definition of pendent

adjective

  • 1hanging down or overhanging:pendent lichens
  • 2undecided; pending:the use of jurisdiction to decide pendent claims
  • 3 Grammar (especially of a sentence) incomplete; not having a finite verb.

Derivatives

pendency

noun

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