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noun
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a person who follows or upholds a leader, cause, etc.; supporter; follower.
adjective
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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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Adherents
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
adherent
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 mid-15c.; that of "adhesive substance" is from 1912.
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