Dictionary
pend•ent
Pronunciation: (pen'dunt), [key]—
adj. Also,pendant.
1. hanging or suspended:
a pendent lamp.
2. overhanging; jutting; projecting:
pendent cliffs.
3. undecided; undetermined; pending:
a lawsuit that is still pendent.
4. impending.
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n.
pendant.
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