Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Abbreviations of entomology.
  • A suffix of adjectives, and of nouns originally adjectives (primarily, in the original Latin, a present participle suffix), cognate with the original form of the English present participle suffix -ing, as in ardent, burning, cadent, falling, crescent, growing, orient, rising, etc.: equivalent to -ant.

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  • verb dialect, UK To empty or pour.
  • noun fantasy A fictional large talking tree.

Etymologies

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Possibly from empty, through assimilation of the "m" to the following "t"

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Coined by J. R. R. Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings, 1954–55, from Old English ent ("giant"), from Proto-Germanic *antiz.

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Examples

  • Notice the similarity in phrasing between Heidegger and Adorno: they both talk of unveiling (Adorno uses the word ent-hüllen, Heidegger ent-bergen, they both imply that truth is revealed by lifting a barrier that prevents it to be seen), but the crucial difference is that for Adorno truth is revealed through a critical relationship to the world, for Heidegger it is purely affirmative. (title unknown) from enowning

    Archive 2008-09-01 Tusar N Mohapatra 2008

  • Notice the similarity in phrasing between Heidegger and Adorno: they both talk of unveiling (Adorno uses the word ent-hüllen, Heidegger ent-bergen, they both imply that truth is revealed by lifting a barrier that prevents it to be seen), but the crucial difference is that for Adorno truth is revealed through a critical relationship to the world, for Heidegger it is purely affirmative. (title unknown) from enowning

    Savitri Era Religion is a fait accompli Tusar N Mohapatra 2008

  • Notice the similarity in phrasing between Heidegger and Adorno: they both talk of unveiling Adorno uses the word ent-hüllen, Heidegger ent-bergen, they both imply that truth is revealed by lifting a barrier that prevents it to be seen, but the crucial difference is that for Adorno truth is revealed through a critical relationship to the world, for Heidegger it is purely affirmative.

    Archive 2008-09-01 enowning 2008

  • Notice the similarity in phrasing between Heidegger and Adorno: they both talk of unveiling Adorno uses the word ent-hüllen, Heidegger ent-bergen, they both imply that truth is revealed by lifting a barrier that prevents it to be seen, but the crucial difference is that for Adorno truth is revealed through a critical relationship to the world, for Heidegger it is purely affirmative.

    enowning enowning 2008

  • USA, 98, 13595-13600 ent-Kaurene oxidase 1.14.13.78 1 Nomenclature EC number 1.14.13.78 Systematic name ent-kaur-16-ene, NADPH: oxygen oxidoreductase (hydroxylating) Recommended name ent-kaurene oxidase CAS registry number 149565-67-3 2 Source Organism

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  • And how pleased are sinners, when their teachers teach them, to delay loving God supremely for the pres ent, which is really teaching them to delay forever.

    Sermons on various important subjects of doctrine and practice 1812

  • (car (entsel))) (att_prop att_tagname ent This says that chgattxtlaystyle is an unknown command but since you can use it I assume it will work. replacement_layer and replacement_style, should I be replacing a temp value in the program where you do a table search and put my style and layer?

    All Discussion Groups: Message List - root 2009

  • (car (entsel))) (att_prop att_tagname ent This says that chgattxtlaystyle is an unknown command but since you can use it I assume it will work. replacement_layer and replacement_style, should I be replacing a temp value in the program where you do a table search and put my style and layer?

    All Discussion Groups: Message List - root 2009

  • (car (entsel))) (att_prop att_tagname ent This says that chgattxtlaystyle is an unknown command but since you can use it I assume it will work. replacement_layer and replacement_style, should I be replacing a temp value in the program where you do a table search and put my style and layer?

    All Discussion Groups: Message List - root 2009

  • The syllable ent which is generally transformed into [short u, breve] nt.

    The Third Reader, Designed for the Use of Primary Schools, Adelaide de Vendel 1864

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