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intervenient

in·ter·ven·ient
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-ter-veen-yuh nt]
    • /ˌɪn tərˈvin yənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-ter-veen-yuh nt]
    • /ˌɪn tərˈvin yənt/

Definitions of intervenient word

  • adjective intervenient intervening, as in place, time, order, or action. 1
  • adjective intervenient incidental; extraneous. 1
  • noun intervenient a person who intervenes. 1
  • noun intervenient Being only in between other more important things; secondary, incidental. 1
  • adjective intervenient coming in between, or secondary 0
  • adjective intervenient situated between spatial points 0
See all 11 definitions of intervenient

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Origin of intervenient

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Latin intervenient- (stem of interveniēns) coming between, present participle of intervenīre. See intervene, -ent

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Parts of speech for Intervenient

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Intervenient

intervenient popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

intervenient usage trend in Literature

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