ENT
ear, nose, and throat.
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[ent]
/ ɛnt /
noun
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ents
plural
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British
abbreviation
-ent
2
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suffix
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of -ent
From Latin -ent- (stem of -ēns ), present participle suffix of conjugations 2 ( -ēre, as in habēre “to have”), 3 ( -ere, as in scrībere “to write”), and 4 ( -īre, as in audīre “to hear”)
Example Sentences
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The company said it applied to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ENT.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
At the end of May, I had my first appointment with an ENT.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
A UK-wide survey from 2024, distributed by the BAA and ENT UK, the professional body representing ear, nose and throat surgery, found that only 4% of audiologists consider themselves to be well-informed on APD.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2025
Another ENT physician suggested that I was suffering from general and assorted hearing loss — and yes, I really should consider hearing aids.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2024
IN SOLV' ENT, one unable to pay his debts.
From Sanders' Union Fourth Reader by Charles W. Sanders
Pretence′, something pretended: appearance or show to hide reality: false show or reason: pretext: assumption: claim; Preten′dant, -ent, a pretender.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
See -nce, -ncy. -ent, belonging to, as different.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Weyerhaeuser stock, which finished Tuesday at $23.28, was the subject of a bullish rec ent Barron’s profile before the investor day.
From Barron's ● Dec. 16, 2025
“No; she ent got Sylvie. Sylvie was helpin’ her yistiday,” piped Bibi.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
“So I stays here. Tis cheeper in the dark. I ent seen daylyte since I was fore. Not shore how long ago that were in all trooth but it feels a long time since.”
From The Guardian ● Sep. 14, 2020
At Hardeeville High School, the hall clocks are all stopped at differ ent times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2016
“Sigurd ent a monster, though. He’s a man.”
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Where did all those hobbits, ents and orcs really spring from?
From The Guardian ● Apr. 28, 2019
I'd always known ents – but in the north of Nigeria, they were the solitary giants of baobab trees, stranded on parched earth on the way to some prehistoric moot.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 28, 2011
Swamp ents, in their fetid ranks, were altogether scarier.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 28, 2011
Meyerson's diplomatic tal ents fit Pennsylvania's needs precisely.
From Time Magazine Archive
I will escape with Antonio, and once I’m free, I’ll call my sister and visit my par- ents and look at all my options.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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