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absolvent

US/æbˈzɑlv.n̩t/

absolvent adjective: absolving.

Adjective

absolvent (comparative more absolvent, superlative most absolvent)

  1. (rare) Absolving.
    • Patriotism, hounded-on by Prussian Terror, by Preternatural Suspicion, roars tumultuous round the Salle de Manége^([sic]), all day; insults many leading Deputies, of the absolvent Right-side[.]1837, Thomas Carlyle, chapter VI, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume II (The Constitution), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, book VI (The Marseillese), page 286

Noun

absolvent (plural absolvents)

  1. (rare) An absolver.

Forms of absolvent

Adjective
comparativemore absolvent
superlativemost absolvent
Noun
pluralabsolvents

Origin of absolvent

An adaptation of the Latin absolvēns (“absolving”, stem: absolvent-), from absolvō (“to absolve”).

Questions about absolvent

What does absolvent mean?
Absolvent means absolving.
What part of speech is absolvent?
Absolvent can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce absolvent?
Absolvent is pronounced /æbˈzɑlv.n̩t/ (US).

Words near absolvent in the dictionary

  1. absolvatory
  2. absolve
  3. absolved
  4. absolvement
  5. absolvements
  6. absolvent
  7. absolvents
  8. absolver
  9. absolvers
  10. absolves
  11. absolvest

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