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Added 9 October 2026

pendent

/ˈpɛndənt/ adjective

In Latin: pendulus Wiktionary

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Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended.
Pending (in various senses).
Either hanging in some sense, or constructed of multiple elements such as the voussoirs of an arch or the pendentives of a dome, none of which can stand on its own, but which in combination are stable.

noun

Alternative spelling of pendant.

Origin

From Middle English pendaunt, Anglo-Norman pendaunt, pendant, respelled to reflect Latin pendēns, pendentis, present participle of pendere (“to hang, to be suspended”). Compare pendant, which retained the spelling.

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