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  ENT

  ear, nose, and throat.
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  -ent

  a suffix, equivalent to -ant, appearing in nouns and adjectives of Latin origin: accident; different.

ENT

¹ American  

1. Medicine/Medical. ear, nose, and throat.

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-ent ² American  

1. a suffix, equivalent to -ant, appearing in nouns and adjectives of Latin origin: accident; different.

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ENT ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. ear, nose, and throat

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-ent ² British  

suffix

1. causing or performing an action or existing in a certain condition; the agent that performs an action

   astringent

   dependent

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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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ENT -ent

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

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

Then the ENT specialist I saw had me sign up for their portal.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024

Wax naturally makes its way out of the ear canal, “facilitated by movement of the jaw that occurs during chewing,” he wrote in an explainer for an ENT magazine.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2023

IN SOLV' ENT, one unable to pay his debts.

From Sanders' Union Fourth Reader by Sanders, Charles W.

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