Intercipient

//ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈsɪpi.ənt// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who, or that which, intercepts or stops anything.

    "I continued the way of dressing , and applied Empl. è bolo, as an Intercipient , about the Ancle and upper part of the Foot"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Intercepting; stopping. not-comparable

Example

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"I continued the way of dressing , and applied Empl. è bolo, as an Intercipient , about the Ancle and upper part of the Foot"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intercipiēns, present participle of intercipiō. See intercept.

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