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pec⋅cant

  [pek-uhnt]
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–adjective
1. sinning; guilty of a moral offense.
2. violating a rule, principle, or established practice; faulty; wrong.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L peccant- (s. of peccāns), prp. of peccāre to err, offend; see -ant

Related forms:
pec⋅can⋅cy, pec⋅cant⋅ness, noun
pec⋅cant⋅ly, adverb
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pec·cant   (pěk'ənt)   
adj.  

  1. Sinful; guilty.

  2. Violating a rule or an accepted practice; erring.


[Latin peccāns, peccant-, present participle of peccāre, to sin; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
pec'can·cy n., pec'cant·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pec·cant
Pronunciation: 'pek-&nt
Function: adjective
: causing disease peccant humours,” were recognized in the 16th and 17th centuries —Joseph Needham>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

peccant pec·cant (pěk'ənt)
adj.
Producing disease.

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