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-antMain Entry: 1-ant Function: noun suffix Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from -ant, present participle suffix, from Latin -ant-, -ans, present participle suffix of first conjugation, from -a- (stem vowel of first conjugation) + -nt-, -ns, present participle suffix; akin to Old English -nde, present participle suffix, Greek -nt-, -n, participle suffix 1 a : one that performs (a specified action) : personal or impersonal agent <claimant> <coolant> b : thing that promotes (a specified action or process) <expectorant>
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