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sedent

sedent adjective: sitting; inactive or still.

Adjective

sedent (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) sitting; inactive or still

Synonyms of sedent

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Origin of sedent

From Latin sedentis. Doublet of sejant.

Questions about sedent

What does sedent mean?
Sedent means sitting; inactive or still.
What part of speech is sedent?
Sedent is an adjective.

Words near sedent in the dictionary

  1. sedenion
  2. sedenionic
  3. sedenions
  4. Sedeno
  5. Sedenos
  6. sedent
  7. sedentarian
  8. sedentarians
  9. sedentaries
  10. sedentarily
  11. sedentariness

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