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pen·dent 1
also pen·dant (pĕn′dənt)adj.
1. Hanging down; dangling; suspended.
2. Projecting; overhanging.
3. Awaiting settlement; pending.
[Middle English pendant (influenced by Latin pendēns, pendent-, present participle of pendēre, to hang), from Old French; see pendant1.]
pen′dent·ly adv.
pen·dent 2
(pĕn′dənt)n.
Variant of pendant1.
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pendent
(ˈpɛndənt)adj
1. dangling
2. jutting
3. (Grammar) (of a grammatical construction) incomplete: a pendent nominative is a construction having no verb.
n
a variant spelling of pendant
[C15: from Old French pendant, from pendre to hang; see pendant]
ˈpendency n
ˈpendently adv
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pend•ent
(ˈpɛn dənt)adj. Also, pendant.
1. hanging or suspended.
2. overhanging; jutting.
3. (esp. of a lawsuit) undecided; pending.
n. 4. pendant.
[1400–50; late Middle English pendaunt pendant; sp. with e (since c1600) < Latin pendēns, present participle of pendēre to hang]
pend′ent•ly, adv.
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Noun | 1. | pendent - an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring) adornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness necklace - jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women) |
2. | pendent - branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling lighting fixture - a fixture providing artificial light | |
Adj. | 1. | pendent - held from above; "a pendant bunch of grapes" supported - held up or having the weight borne especially from below; "supported joints in a railroad track have ties directly under the rail ends" |
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pendent
, pendinga. [hanging] pendiente, colgante, suspenso-a, dependiente; [waiting] pendiente.
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