ENT

Medicine/Medical. ear, nose, and throat.

Other definitions for -ent (2 of 2)

-ent

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

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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How to use ENT in a sentence

Accumbent, ak-kumb′ENT, adj. lying down or reclining on a couch.
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Ambient, am′bi-ENT, adj. going round: surrounding: investing.
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Appar′entness; Heir′-appar′ENT, applied to one who will undoubtedly inherit if he survives the present possessor.
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Percurrent, per-kur′ENT, adj. running through the whole length.
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Percipient, per-sip′i-ENT, adj. perceiving: having the faculty of perception.
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British Dictionary definitions for ENT (1 of 2)

ENT

/ med /

abbreviation for

ear, nose, and throat

British Dictionary definitions for -ent (2 of 2)

-ent

suffix forming adjectives, suffix forming nouns

causing or performing an action or existing in a certain condition; the agent that performs an action: astringent; dependent

Origin of -ent

from Latin -ent-, -ens, present participial ending

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