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impendent

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[im-pen-duhnt] / ɪmˈpɛn dənt /

adjective

  1. impending.

Other Word Forms

  • impendence noun
  • impendency noun

Etymology

Origin of impendent

1585–95; < Latin impendent- stem of impendēns present participle of impendēre to hang over, threaten. See impend, -ent

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