INTEGRANT

Etymology

Adjective

integrant (not comparable)

That is part of a whole; integral

Noun

integrant (plural integrants)

Something that is part of a whole; an element or component

Anagrams

• nattering, rattening, tartening

Source: Wiktionary


In"te*grant, a. Etym: [L. integrans, -antis, p. pr. of integrare to make whole, renew: cf. F. intégrant. See Integrate.]

Definition: Making part of a whole; necessary to constitute an entire thing; integral. Boyle. All these are integrant parts of the republic. Burke. Integrant parts, or particles, of bodies, those smaller particles into which a body may be reduced without loss of its original constitution, as by mechanical division.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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