de-pendant
dənt
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dependant (dɪˈpɛndənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a person who depends on another person, organization, etc, for support, aid, or sustenance, esp financial support | |
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De-pendant
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| dependent or dependant (dɪˈpɛndənt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | depending on a person or thing for aid, support, life, etc |
| 2. | (postpositive; |
| 3. | subordinate; subject: a dependent prince |
| 4. | obsolete hanging down |
| 5. | maths |
| a. (of a variable) having a value depending on that assumed by a related independent variable | |
| b. (of a linear equation) having every solution as a solution of one or more given linear equations | |
| —n | |
| 6. | grammar an element in a phrase or clause that is not the governor |
| 7. | a variant spelling (esp US) of dependant |
| dependant or dependant | |
| —adj | |
| —n | |
| de'pendently or dependant | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
dependant
also dependent, early 15c. (adj.); of persons, from 1580s, from Fr. dépendant (adj. and noun), properly prp. of dépendre "to hang down," also "to depend," from L. dependentem (see depend). As with its relative dependence, the
Latin-influenced variant (in this case dependent) co-existed through 18c., but with this word the French spelling has proven more durable in English, possibly because it has been found convenient to keep both, one (dependant) for the noun, the other (dependent) for the adjective.
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