Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being pendulous; suspension.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state or quality of being pendulous.
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- noun The state or quality of being
pendulous .
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Oh, I'm sure I beg pardon," Benson mumbled, arresting his head in a melancholy pendulosity.
Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 4 George Meredith 1868
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"Oh, I'm sure I beg pardon," Benson mumbled, arresting his head in a melancholy pendulosity.
Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Complete George Meredith 1868
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"Oh, I'm sure I beg pardon," Benson mumbled, arresting his head in a melancholy pendulosity.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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And every swingin’ pendulosity in the bunch, from Mayor Dither to the Parish councilor with 5,000 square feet of house and a new Lexus, is a card-carrying, rubber-chicken-buying, Gore-and-Kerry-voting Democrat.
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