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intercedent

intercedent adjective: interceding: Passing between; mediating.

Adjective

intercedent (not comparable)

  1. Interceding: Passing between; mediating
    • Near-synonyms: intercessionary, intercessory
    • the intercedent region of the brain

Synonyms of intercedent

Origin of intercedent

Probably by way of French intercedent (adjective), which seems to be more commonly attested than this English adjective. Ultimately from Latin intercedens, present participle of intercedere, and possibly borrowed twice by English, with the later borrowing being a learned borrowing.

Questions about intercedent

What does intercedent mean?
Intercedent means interceding: Passing between; mediating.
What part of speech is intercedent?
Intercedent is an adjective.

Words near intercedent in the dictionary

  1. intercavitary
  2. intercecal
  3. intercede
  4. interceded
  5. intercedence
  6. intercedent
  7. interceder
  8. interceders
  9. intercedes
  10. intercedest
  11. intercedeth

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