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Latin deponent verb
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deponent
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dih-
poh
-n
uh
nt
]
Origin
de·po·nent
/
dɪˈpoʊ
nənt
/
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[
dih-
poh
-n
uh
nt
]
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adjective
1.
Classical Greek and Latin Grammar
.
(of a verb) appearing only in the passive or Greek middle-voice forms, but with active meaning.
noun
2.
Law
.
a person who testifies under oath, especially in writing.
3.
Classical Greek and Latin Grammar
.
a deponent
verb
, as Latin
loquor.
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Origin:
1520–30;
<
Latin
dēpōnent-
(stem of
dēpōnēns
) putting away (
Medieval Latin:
testifying), present participle of
dēpōnere.
See
depone
,
-ent
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deponent
(dɪˈpəʊnənt)
—
adj
1.
grammar
(of a verb, esp in Latin) having the inflectional endings of a passive verb but the meaning of an active verb
—
n
2.
grammar
a deponent verb
3.
law
a. a person who makes an affidavit
b. a person, esp a witness, who makes a deposition
[C16: from Latin
dēpōnēns
putting aside, putting down, from
dēpōnere
to put down,
depone
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
deponent
1520s, originally grammatical, from L. deponentem, prp. of deponere (see
deposit
). Meaning "one who makes a deposition" is from 1540s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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