pendant

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 Related terms 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 2.3 Noun 2.4 Preposition 2.4.1 Derived terms 2.5 Verb 3 Italian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpendənt/
• Homophones: pendent

[edit] Noun

pendant (plural pendants)

1. A piece of jewelery hung from a chain worn around the neck

[edit] Usage notes

Not to be confused with pedant (“‘one obsessed with correctness’”), nor with pennant (“‘a flag’”).

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• to depend
• to impend
• penchant
• to pend
• pendent

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɛ̃.dɛ̃/
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[edit] Adjective

pendant m. (f. pendante, m. plural pendants, f. plural pendantes)

1. hanging

[edit] Noun

pendant m. (plural pendants)

1. stone that dangles on earrings
2. match, counterpart

[edit] Preposition

pendant

1. during, throughout

[edit] Derived terms

• pendant que

[edit] Verb

pendant

1. Present participle of pendre.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

French

[edit] Noun

pendant m. inv.

1. match (matching item)
2. pendant (dangling earing)