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Meaning of 'pendent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pendent [ a.]
- Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf.
- Jutting over; projecting; overhanging.

Meaning of 'pendent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pendent [ s]
Meaning (1):
- held from above and hanging down
Example in sentence:
  • a pendant bunch of grapes

Nearby Words:

pen penal penality penalize penally penalties penalty penance penanced penanceless

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