-ant

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Suffix

1. (nowadays, sciences, chiefly, medicine) The agent noun derived from verb.

   serve → servant

2. An adjective corresponding to a noun in -ance.

   defiance → defiant.

3. (uncommon) An adjective derived from a verb.

   err → errant.

4. Alternative form of -and

   blatant, blicant; flippant

Related terms

• -ance

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