pent

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see also: Pent

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɛnt/

Noun

pent (plural pents)

1. Confinement; concealment.

Adjective

pent

1. Confined in a pen, imprisoned.
   • W.S. Gilbert, The Mikado.

     My object all sublime

     I shall achieve in time —

     To let the punishment fit the crime —

     The punishment fit the crime;

     And make each prisoner pent

     Unwillingly represent

     A source of innocent merriment!

     Of innocent merriment!

Related terms

• pent-up

Translations

• Portuguese: confinado
• Russian: запертый

Verb

1. (obsolete) Simple past tense and past participle of pen; Alternative form of penned

Noun

pent (plural pents)

1. (informal, music) A pentatonic scale.

Noun

pent (plural pents)

1. (informal, paganism) A pentacle or pentagram.

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Pent

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Noun

pent (plural pents)

1. (computing) A Pentium microprocessor or computer.

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