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interpellant

interpellant adjective: interrupting.

Adjective

interpellant (comparative more interpellant, superlative most interpellant)

  1. (obsolete) interrupting.

Noun

interpellant (plural interpellants)

  1. (obsolete) One who, or that which, interpels; an interrupter

Forms of interpellant

Adjective
comparativemore interpellant
superlativemost interpellant
Noun
pluralinterpellants

Origin of interpellant

From Latin interpellans. See interpel.

Questions about interpellant

What does interpellant mean?
Interpellant means interrupting.
What part of speech is interpellant?
Interpellant can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near interpellant in the dictionary

  1. interpectoral
  2. interpedal
  3. interpedicular
  4. interpeduncular
  5. interpel
  6. interpellant
  7. interpellants
  8. interpellate
  9. interpellated
  10. interpellates
  11. interpellating

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