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English word origin

Etymology of pent

From pen + -t.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
adj

Confined in, or as if in, a pen; imprisoned.

verb

simple past and past participle of pen; alternative form of penned.

noun

Confinement; concealment.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From pen + -t.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A pentatonic scale.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of pentatonic.

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
noun

A pentacle or pentagram.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of pentacle or pentagram.

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