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(pen′dənt)

adjective

hanging; suspended
overhanging
undecided; pending

Origin: ME pendaunt: see pendant

noun

pendant

Related Forms:

pendently adverb

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also pen·dant

adjective

Hanging down; dangling; suspended.
Projecting; overhanging.
Awaiting settlement; pending.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English pendant (influenced by Latin pendēns, pendent-, present participle of pendēre, to hang)

Origin: , from Old French; see pendant¹

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Related Forms:

penˈdent·ly adverb

noun

Variant of pendant¹.

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