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ENT

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌiːɛnˈtiː/

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ENT,

Medicineear, nose, and throat.

-ent,

a suffix, equivalent to -ant, appearing in nouns and adjectives of Latin origin:accident; different.

Latin -ent- (stem of -ēns), present participle suffix of conjugations 2, 3, 4

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ENT abbreviation for

ear, nose, and throat

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

-ent, suffix.

-ent is attached to some verbs to form adjectives with the meaning "doing or performing (the action of the verb)'':differ + -ent → different.
-ent is also attached to some verbs to form nouns with the meaning "one who does or performs (the action)'':stud(y) + -ent → student (= one who studies).See -ant, -ence.

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-ent suffix forming adjectives , suffix forming nouns

causing or performing an action or existing in a certain condition; the agent that performs an action: astringent, dependent

Etymology: from Latin -ent-, -ens, present participial ending

'ENT' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

-ent - un- - abhorrence - abhorrent - abient - abluent - absent - absorbance - absorbent - absorbent cotton - abstergent - accident - accumbent - acquiescent - adducent - adherent - adient - adjacent - adolescent - adsorb - advertency - advertent - afferent - affluent - agent - ambient - ancient - annectent - ant - antecedency - antecedent - aperient - apparent - apparent candlepower - apparent magnitude - apparent solar day - apparent time - apparent wind - appendant - ardent - ascendant - assistant - astringent - attingent - before the present - belligerence - belligerency - belligerent - beneficent - benevolent

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