ENT

Medicine/Medical. ear, nose, and throat.

Definition for ent (2 of 2)

-ent

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

Origin of -ent

< Latin -ent- (stem of -ēns), present participle suffix of conjugations 2, 3, 4

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Examples from the Web for ent

Clem'ent (Justice), a man quite able to discern between fun and crime.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
Now if you wil-lin', an' ent too lazy an' sassy, we 'll git 'long somehow.
Bayou Folk|Kate Chopin
Ignesc′ent, emitting sparks of fire; Ignif′erous, bearing fire; Ignig′enous, engendered in fire.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
Increscent, in-kres′ent, adj. increasing, growing (of the moon).
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

Gedenkwaardije a antkeningen gedaan door en reisiger, van geghel England, Schottland, ent Irland.
Robert Kerr's General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 18|William Stevenson

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 actionastringent; dependent

Word Origin for -ent

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

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Medicine definitions for ent

ENT

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