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Definition of pendant noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pendant

noun
 
/ˈpendənt/
 
/ˈpendənt/
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  1. a piece of jewellery that you wear around your neck on a chainTopics Clothes and Fashionc2
    Word OriginMiddle English (denoting an architectural decoration projecting downwards): from Old French, literally ‘hanging’, present participle of the verb pendre, from Latin pendere.
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