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pendant definition

pend·ant (pen′dənt)

noun

  1. a hanging ornamental object, as one suspended from an earring or a necklace
  2. the stem and ring of a pocket watch
  3. either of a pair; match or companion piece
  4. anything hanging, as the pull chain on a lamp
  5. a decorative piece suspended from a ceiling or roof: used esp. in Gothic architecture

Etymology: ME pendaunt < OFr pendant, prp. of pendre < L pendere, to hang < IE base *(s)pen(d)-, to pull, stretch > spin

adjective

pendent

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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