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preposition
1.
while awaiting; until: pending his return.
2.
in the period before the decision or conclusion of; during: pending the negotiations.
adjective
3.
remaining undecided; awaiting decision or settlement; unfinished: pending business; pending questions; pending litigation.
4.
about to take place; impending.
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Pending
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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Word Origin & History
pending
1642, "during, in the process of," prep. formed from root of Fr. pendant "during," lit. "hanging," prp. of pendere "to hang, to suspend" (see pendant). Meaning patterned on a secondary sense of L. pendente "not decided," lit. "hanging," in legal phrase pendente lite "while
EXPANDthe suit is pending." Use of the prp. before nouns caused it to be regarded as a preposition.
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