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visitant
[
viz
-i-t
uh
nt
]
vis·it·ant
/
ˈvɪz
ɪ
tənt
/
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[
viz
-i-t
uh
nt
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
a temporary resident;
visitor
;
guest.
2.
a
visitor
to a place of religious or sight-seeing interest; pilgrim.
3.
a being believed to come from the spirit world:
a ghostly visitant.
4.
something, as a mood, feeling, emotion, etc., that overtakes a person from time to time:
Melancholy is an occasional visitant to all.
5.
a migratory bird that has come to a place temporarily.
adjective
6.
visiting
;
paying a
visit
.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Origin:
1590–1600;
<
Latin
vīsitant-
(stem of
vīsitāns
).
See
visit
,
-ant
Synonyms
1.
See
visitor.
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visitant
(ˈvɪzɪtənt)
—
n
1.
a supernatural being; ghost; apparition
2.
a visitor or guest, usually from far away
3.
a pilgrim or tourist
4.
Also called:
visitor
a migratory bird that is present in a particular region only at certain times:
a summer visitant
—
adj
5.
archaic
paying a visit; visiting
[C16: from Latin
vīsitāns
going to see, from
vīsitāre;
see
visit
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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