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-ent

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
-ent

▶suffix

1 (forming adjectives) denoting an occurrence of action: refluent.
■ denoting a state: convenient.

2 (forming nouns) denoting an agent: coefficient.

– origin from Fr., or from the L. pres. participial verb stem -ent- (see also -ant).

'-ent' also found in these Oxford entries:

-ance - -ant - ENT - entity - noctilucent cloud - quotient

Forum discussions with the word(s) "-ent" in the title:

each vs differ(ent)
ent&get some stick
Pt was seen in ent is cleared to fly medically
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