impendent

[ im-pen-duhnt ]

/ ɪmˈpɛn dənt /

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adjective

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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

im·pend·ence, im·pend·en·cy, noun