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impendent

[im-pen-duh nt]
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adjective
  1. impending.
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Origin of impendent

1585–95; < Latin impendent- stem of impendēns present participle of impendēre to hang over, threaten. See impend, -ent
Related formsim·pend·ence, im·pend·en·cy, noun
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Word Origin and History for impendent

1590s, from Latin impendens "impending," present participle of impendere (see impend).

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