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ad⋅her⋅ent
[ad-heer-uh
nt, -her-]
–noun
| 1. | a person who follows or upholds a leader, cause, etc.; supporter; follower. |
–adjective
| 2. | sticking; clinging; adhering: an adherent substance. |
| 3. | bound by contract or other formal agreement: the nations adherent to the Geneva Convention. |
| 4. | Biology. adnate. |
| 5. | Grammar. standing before and modifying a noun; attributive. |
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Adherent
Ad*her"ent\, a. [L. adhaerens, -entis, p. pr.: cf. F. adh['e]rent.]1. Sticking; clinging; adhering. --Pope. 2. Attached as an attribute or circumstance. 3. (Bot.) Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.Adherent
Ad*her"ent\, n. 1. One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church. 2. That which adheres; an appendage. [R.] --Milton. Syn: Follower; partisan; upholder; disciple; supporter; dependent; ally; backer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : adherent
Spanish:
partidario,
German:
der, *die Anhänger(in),
Japanese:
信奉者
adherent (adj.)
c.1400, from L. adhærentem, prp. of adhærere "stick to," from ad- "to" + hærere "to stick" (see hesitation). The noun meaning "one who adheres" is from c.1460; that of "adhesive substance" is from 1912. Adhere (v.) is from 1597; the earliest recorded sense is the fig. one of "to cleave to a person or party." Adhesive is first attested 1670.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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