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Definition: CLAUDENT

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Shutting; confining; drawing together; as, a claudent muscle.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb claudently.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(claudently)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective claudent.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Claudent" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Claudent \Clau"dent\, adjective. [Latin expression claudens, present participle of claudere to shut.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: CLAUDENT

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Shutting; confining; drawing together; as a claudent muscle. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: CLAUDENT

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Shutting; confining; drawing together; as, a claudent muscle.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb claudently.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(claudently)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective claudent.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "CLAUDENT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Claudent \Clau"dent\, adjective. [Latin expression claudens, present participle of claudere to shut.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: CLAUDENT

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Shutting; confining; drawing together; as a claudent muscle. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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