pendent vs pendant

pendent

Definitions

noun

  1. branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling
  2. an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)

adjective

  1. held from above and hanging down

Examples

The remaining three evolutionary forces are nonadaptive in the sense that they are not a function of the fitness properties of individuals: mutation is the ultimate source of variation on which natural selection acts, recombination assorts variation within and among chromosomes, and genetic drift ensures that gene frequencies will deviate a bit from generation to generation independent of other forces.

An asylum seeker with insulin dependent diabetes has recently had her claim for asylum rejected.

John Sayles is often hailed as the king of independent cinema, so it is little wonder that his latest movie, Silver City, was able to attract such a mouth-watering cast.

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pendant

Definitions

noun

  1. branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling
  2. an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)

adjective

  1. held from above and hanging down

Examples

During the Classical Greek period from about 480 to 300 B.C. most necklaces were three dimensional pendants.

Le septième comte de Cardigan, qui dirigea la Charge de la cavalerie légère à Balaklava, portait un gilet à longues manches lorsqu'il combattit pendant la guerre de Crimée.

Only students studying for more than 12 months will be allowed to bring their dependants.

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