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credent
[
kreed
-nt
]
cre·dent
/
ˈkrid
nt
/
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[
kreed
-nt
]
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adjective
1.
Archaic
.
believing.
2.
Obsolete
.
credible.
Origin:
1595–1605;
<
Latin
crēdent-
(stem of
crēdēns
), present participle of
crēdere
to believe
Related forms
cre·dent·ly,
adverb
non·cre·dent,
adjective
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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credent
(ˈkriːd
ə
nt)
—
adj
obsolete
believing or believable
[C17: from Latin
crēdēns
believing]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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