DEPENDANT

dependent, dependant, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out

(adjective) addicted to a drug

dependent, dependant, qualified

(adjective) contingent on something else

dependant, dependent

(noun) a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

dependant (comparative more dependant, superlative most dependant)

Obsolete spelling of dependent.

Noun

dependant (plural dependants)

(British) A person who depends on another for support, particularly financial support (= US dependent).

Anagrams

• pendanted

Source: Wiktionary


De*pend"ant, De*pend"ance, n., De*pend"an*cy, n.

Definition: See Dependent, Dependence, Dependency.

Note: The forms dependant, dependance, dependancy are from the French; the forms dependent, etc., are from the Latin. Some authorities give preference to the form dependant when the word is a noun, thus distinguishing it from the adjective, usually written dependent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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