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respectant

respectant adjective: placed so as to face one another; face to face.

respectant: placed so as to face one another; face to face
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Adjective

respectant (not comparable)

  1. Placed so as to face one another; face to face.
    • The sun is surmounted on either side by two white lions, respectant and sitting on an orange scroll inscribed UTMOST OF OUR ABILITY in gold letters.2006, Signal Corps, →ISBN, page 43

Origin of respectant

French, present participle of respecter.

Questions about respectant

What does respectant mean?
Respectant means placed so as to face one another; face to face.
What part of speech is respectant?
Respectant is an adjective.

Words near respectant in the dictionary

  1. respectablize
  2. respectablized
  3. respectablizes
  4. respectablizing
  5. respectably
  6. respectant
  7. respected
  8. respecter
  9. respecter of persons
  10. respecters
  11. respecters of persons

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