attingent

at·tin·gent

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-tin-juh nt]
- /əˈtɪn dʒənt/
- /ətˈɪndʒənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-tin-juh nt]
- /əˈtɪn dʒənt/

Definitions of attingent word

adjective attingent touching; in contact. 1
adjective attingent touching; adjacent. 0

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Origin of attingent

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

1570-80; < Latin attingent- (stem of attingēns touching, present participle of attingere), equivalent to at- at- + -ting- (combining form of tang- touch) + -ent- -ent

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Parts of speech for Attingent

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Attingent

attingent popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

attingent usage trend in Literature

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