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-ent
a suffix, equivalent to -ant, appearing in nouns and adjectives of Latin origin: accident; different.
Origin:
< Latin -ent- (stem of -ēns), present participle suffix of conjugations 2, 3, 4
< Latin -ent- (stem of -ēns), present participle suffix of conjugations 2, 3, 4
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-ent
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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World English Dictionary
| -ent | |
| —suffix forming adjectives, —suffix forming nouns | |
| causing or performing an action or existing in a certain condition; the agent that performs an action: astringent; dependent | |
| [from Latin -ent-, -ens, present participial ending] | |
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Word Origin & History
-ent
suffix forming adjectives from nouns or verbs, from Fr. -ent, from L. -entem, pp. ending of verbs in -ere/-ire. O.Fr. changed many to -ant but after c.1500 some of these in English were changed back to what was supposed to be correct Latin.
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