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-ant definition

-ant (ənt, 'nt)

  1. that has, shows, or does defiant, radiant
  2. a person or thing that ____s occupant, accountant

Etymology: ME < OFr < L -antem or -entem, acc. prp. ending

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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