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trepidant

[ trep-i-duh nt ]
/ ˈtrɛp ɪ dənt /

adjective

trepid.

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Origin of trepidant

1890–95; < Latin trepidant-, stem of trepidāns, present participle of trepidāre; see trepidation, -ant

Words nearby trepidant

trepan, trepang, trephination, trephine, trepid, trepidant, trepidatio cordis, trepidation, treponema, treponema pallidum, treponema pallidum hemagglutination test
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Medical definitions for trepidant

trepidant
[ trĕp′ĭ-dənt ]

adj.

Relating to or characterized by trepidation.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.