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dissentient definition

dis·sen·tient (di sen′s̸hənt)

adjective

dissenting, esp. from the majority opinion

Etymology: L dissentiens, prp. of dissentire

noun

a person who dissents; dissenter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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