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pent.

Confinement; concealment.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɛnt/
  1. Confinement; concealment.

Where this word comes from

From pen + -t.

adj/pɛnt/
  1. Confined in, or as if in, a pen; imprisoned.

Where this word comes from

From pen + -t.

noun/pɛnt/
  1. A pentatonic scale.

    informal
Where this word comes from

Clipping of pentatonic.

noun/pɛnt/
  1. A pentacle or pentagram.

    informal
Where this word comes from

Clipping of pentacle or pentagram.

verb/pɛnt/
  1. simple past and past participle of pen; alternative form of penned.

    archaic · form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

From pen + -t.

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