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adherent definition

ad·her·ent (ad hirənt, əd-)

adjective

  1. sticking fast; attached
  2. Bot. grown together; adnate

Etymology: Fr < L adhaerens, prp. of adhaerere: see adhere

noun

a supporter or follower (of a person, cause, etc.)

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