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ENT

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


-ent

2
  1. a suffix, equivalent to -ant, appearing in nouns and adjectives of Latin origin: accident; different.

ENT

1

abbreviation for

  1. ear, nose, and throat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


-ent

2

suffix forming adjectives

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

    astringent

    dependent

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ENT1

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of ENT1

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

Accumbent, ak-kumb′ent, adj. lying down or reclining on a couch.

Ambient, am′bi-ent, adj. going round: surrounding: investing.

Appar′entness; Heir′-appar′ent, applied to one who will undoubtedly inherit if he survives the present possessor.

Percurrent, per-kur′ent, adj. running through the whole length.

Percipient, per-sip′i-ent, adj. perceiving: having the faculty of perception.

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