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
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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”)
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Entain ENT -3.91%decrease; red down pointing triangle said it expects to meet earnings guidance for 2026 despite a new ban on online betting in Brazil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 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
The ENT system enables students to access various educational resources online and Ms Belloubet said she hoped it would be up and running again next month after the spring break.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 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
This time, she was sure, was differ ent.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Where did all those hobbits, ents and orcs really spring from?
From The Guardian ● Apr. 28, 2019
Swamp ents, in their fetid ranks, were altogether scarier.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 28, 2011
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
A major shouted his name to correspond ents.
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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