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-ant

//ənt// suffix

Definitions

Suffix
  1. 1
    The agent noun derived from verb. morpheme

    "serve → servant"

  2. 2
    An adjective corresponding to a noun in -ance, having the sense of "exhibiting (the condition or process described by the noun)". morpheme
  3. 3
    An adjective derived from a verb, having the senses of: (a) "doing (the verbal action)", and/or (b) "prone/tending to do (the verbal action)". morpheme

    "ascend → ascendant"

  4. 4
    Alternative form of -and. alt-of, alternative, morpheme

    "blatant, blicant; flippant, old-farrant"

Etymology

From Middle English -ant, -aunt, partly from Old French -ant, from Latin -āns; and partly (in adjectival derivations) continuing Middle English -ant, a variant of -and, -end, from Old English -ende (present participle ending), see -and.

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