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Definitions: Pendant |
PendantAdjective1. Supported from above; "the child dabbled his dangling feet in the water"; "fuchsias in hanging pots"; "pendent bunches of grapes"; "a suspended fireplace". Noun1. An adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring). 2. Branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "pendant" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Etymology: Pendant \Pend"ant\, noun. [French expression, originally p. pr. of pendre to hang, from Latin expression pendere. Compare to Pendent, Pansy, Pensive, Poise, Ponder.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Building & Civil Engineering | A sheet metal disc bearing the observation point number and carried by the pendant wire. Source: European Union. (references) |
Geography | Downward projection of country rock into an igneous rock. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | See:roof pendant. (references) |
Transportation | Rope or wire with each end secured between fixed points. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonyms: PendantSynonyms: dangling(a) (adj), hanging (adj), pendent (adj), suspended (adj), chandelier (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Indication | Insignia; banner, banneret, bannerol; bandrol; flag, colors, streamer, standard, eagle, labarum, oriflamb, oriflamme; figurehead; ensign; pennon, pennant, pendant; burgee, blue Peter, jack, ancient, gonfalon, union jack; banderole, " old glory ", quarantine flag; vexillum; yellow-flag, yellow jack; tricolor, stars and stripes; bunting. |
Jewelry | Necklace, bracelet, anklet; earring; locket, pendant, charm bracelet; ring, pinky ring; carcanet; chain, chatelaine; broach, pin, lapel pin, torque. |
Similarity | Analogue; the like; match, pendant, fellow companion, pair, mate, twin, double, counterpart, brother, sister; one's second self, alter ego, chip of the old block, par nobile fratrum, Arcades ambo, birds of a feather, et hoc genus omne; gens de meme famille. |
World | Phrase: die Weltgeschichte ist das Weltergesicht; "earth is but the frozen echo of the silent voice of God"; "green calm below, blue quietness above"; "hanging in a golden chain this pendant World"; "nothing in nature is unbeautiful"; "silently as a dream the fabric rose"; "some touch of nature's genial glow"; "this majestical roof fretted with golden fire"; "through knowledge we behold the World's creation". |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Movie/TV Titles | Que faisaient les femmes pendant que l'homme marchait sur la lune? (2000) | |
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 | Maniaque, pendant l'accès et après la guérison.Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Unidentified complex of buildings, main building in form of a Greek cross flanked by two smaller buildings. Sketch site plan; Jeweled pendant also in form of Greek cross. Sketch.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | D'Aguesseau sauve la France pendant la famine 1709 / Desfontaines delt. ; Moret sculpt.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Le parti radical a assure pendant plus d'un siecle l'independance et la prosperite de la Suisse ...Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Pendant" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Pendant" is used about 210 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 210 | 20,939 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "pendant": answering pendant ♦ key ring pendant ♦ overhanging pendant switch ♦ pendant absorptive panel ♦ pendant cloud ♦ pendant control ♦ pendant control box ♦ pendant control station ♦ pendant control switch ♦ pendant earring ♦ pendant mike ♦ pendant post ♦ pendant superheater ♦ roof pendant ♦ teach pendant. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "pendant": pendant-type. | |
Ending with "pendant": lamp-pendant, semi-pendant. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
pendant | 709 | pendant jewelry | 37 |
diamond pendant | 346 | benson pendant | 36 |
pendant lighting | 240 | pendant watch | 35 |
pendant light | 227 | mini pendant light | 34 |
cross pendant | 115 | sapphire pendant | 34 |
gold pendant | 114 | celtic pendant | 33 |
silver pendant | 108 | glass pendant | 32 |
diamond heart pendant | 75 | flip flop pendant | 30 |
sterling silver pendant | 73 | mother and child pendant | 29 |
jade pendant | 66 | mini pendant lighting | 28 |
heart pendant | 64 | lamp pendant | 28 |
pearl pendant | 59 | butterfly pendant | 26 |
dix jours pendant | 57 | ruby pendant | 25 |
diamond cross pendant | 56 | gem stone pendant | 25 |
crystal pendant | 53 | initial pendant | 24 |
pendant necklace | 44 | white gold pendant | 24 |
dragon pendant | 43 | turquoise pendant | 24 |
pendant light fixture | 42 | mini pendant | 23 |
celtic cross pendant | 38 | pendant shell | 23 |
hip hop pendant | 38 | star pendant | 23 |
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| Language | Translations for "pendant"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | palë (cuff, fly, gathers, hem, lap, lappet, pair, reef, roll, turn up), zbukurim i varur, varëse (hanger, holdfast, peg, pennant, suspension, suspensor), stringël (bagatelle, bauble, bibelot, bijouterie, charm, curio, falderal, frippery, gaud, knick knack, Nick nack, pennant, rattletrap, trinket), që varet (overhead, pendent, pensile), mbajtëse (abutment, brace, bracket, cleat, hold, holder, holdfast, hook, keeper, Mount, rack, retainer, stand, standard, support, supporter, tenter), i varur (ancillary, baggy, conditional, dangling, dependant, dependent, depending, flagging, hanging, in suspense, pendent, pending, pendulous, pensile, slavish, subject, suspended), ganxhë. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مشكاة (lamp, lantern, niche, recess), قلادة (choker, collar, necklace), حلية متدلية, حلقة ساعة الجيب, حبل قصير متدل, جوهر متدلي. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | съответствие (accordance, adequacy, agreement, appropriateness, aptness, conformity, congruence, correspondence, fit, parallel, parallelism, parity, tally), висящо украшение, висящ (flying, in suspense, open, outstanding, pendent, pending, pendulous, pensile), висулка, обица (earring, lappet, wattle), незавършен (incomplete, pendent, unaccomplished, unclosed, uncompleted, unfinished), непълен (imperfect, inadequate, incomplete, insufficient, odd, partial, pendent, short, sketchy, unaccomplished), медальон (locket, medallion, roundel), еш (companion, fellow, mate, pair, tally, twin), полицай (bluebottle, bull, constable, cop, copper, flatfoot, fuzz, grass, gumshoe, jemadar, patrolman, peace officer, peeler, peon, pig, pointsman, police officer, policeman, rozzer, runner, shamus, slop, trap), пендантив, пискюл (fringe, pompom, pompon, tassel, thrum, tuft), другар (butty, chum, companion, compeer, fellow, helpmate, helpmeet, marrow, mate, pal, pard), допълнение (addendum, addition, adjunct, affix, afterthought, amplification, annexe, complement, object, supplement). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 垂饰. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | protìjšek (companion, counterpart, opposite, vis- -vis), pendant, přívìsek (appendage, bangle, tag), medailónek (locket, vignette), doplnìk (addition, complement, supplement). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | pendelok, pendant (counter part, opposite colleague, opposite number), skinke (ham, span, unboned). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | pendant, schenkel (crura, crus, knuckle, oyster, span, thigh), label (etiquette, fly-tag, label, tie-on label), hanger (ear-drop, earring, hanger, main operating rod, suspender), dakfranje (roof pendant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | معلق (Handstand, Headlong, Somersault, Suspender, Suspense, Turntable), نامعلوم (Conditional, Equivocal, Hazy, Incalculable, Inconspicuous, Indescribable, Indistinct, Invisible, Uncertain, Uncharted, Unknown, Unlimited), لنگه (Bale, Doublet, Leaf, Match, Mate), قرین (Correlate, Counterpart, Doublet, Like, Peer, Tally), ضمیمه شده , اویزه (Appendix, Lug), اویزشده , اویخته (Dropper, Hung, Underhung), شیب (Declivity, Dip, Gradient, Inclination, Incline, Rake, Slant, Slope, Tilt), بی تکلیف (Unaffected). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | katonkieleke (roof pendant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | pendeloque, pendant (pending, pendulous, pensile). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | anhänger (acolyte, adherent, adherents, adherer, clinger, collectivist, devotee, devotees, disciple, enthusiast, fan, farm trailer, farm truck, farm wagon, follower, hanger, henchman, hooking platform, label, lazy board, marketeer, member, monkey board, partisan, pendants, racking platform, runaround, supporter, tag, thribble board, tipping tumbril, trailer, trailer truck, trailers, tumbril), Schmuckanhänger. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κρεμάστρα (equipment shelf, gagger, hanger, lifter, rack), κρεμαστό κόσμημα, κρεμαστή διακόσμηση πολυελαίου, μπρελόκ (myrmidons), ανάρτημα, δίσκος σημάνσεως κατακορύφου. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | לוי" (chaplet, wreath), תליון (medallion), תכשיט תלוי, טיפ" (dripping, dropping, ear ring). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | medál (pendent), fülbevaló (eardrop, earring), csillár (chandelier, luster, lustre). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | gimpal (locket), anting (earring, locket, pendulum of clock). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | pendente (aweigh, hanging, leaning, Loppy, outstanding, pendulous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 垂れ飾り , ペンキ塗り立て (P.E.N. club, pen pal, pen tablet, pencil stripe, pending, pen-friend, penguin, penholder, penholder grip, pen-name, Pennsylvania, Penrose, pension, pentagon, pentathlon, penthouse, pen-touch, pliers, thoughts, Wet Paint). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | たれかざり, ペンダント . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 펜던트. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | croghey (bank on, climb, cling, depend, drape, fly, hang, hinge, hinge as story, hoist, jack up, lean on, loft, pitch, sheer, spring, suspension, swing), croghage. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | endantpay pingente (drop, gird, pendent), brinco (drop, earring, ear-ring, ears, fun, pendent, play, span, toy). (various references) pereche a unui lucru (twin), pandantiv, steag (banner, color, colour, flag, gonfalon, standard, streamer), mandatar simplu, lustrã (luster, lustre), flamurã (banner, pennant, streamer), breloc (charm, trinket, trumpery), atârnãtoare. (various references) подвеска (ear, hanger, lashing, lavaliere, lug, pendent, pod, suspension). (various references) pandan (match), visuljak. (various references) pendiente (abruptness, acclivity, bank, Bob, Catkin, chimb hoop, clevis, declivity of hill, descent, dip, drop, ear-drop, earring, ear-ring, grade, gradient, gradient of slope, hanging, hanging wall, held over, in abeyance, inclination, incline, outstanding, pendent, pending, pitch, pitched roof area, plunge, rake, roof, slope, strike, unsettled, upgrade), colgante (beetle, floppy, hanger, hanging, main operating rod, pendent, pendulous, suspender, suspension). (various references) mostycke, hängande (bridged, hanging, lounge, pendent, pensile), örhänge (drop, eardrop, ear-drop, earring, girandole, hit). (various references) pandantif, tamamlanmamış (fragmental, fragmentary, imperfect, incomplete, outstanding, pendent, unaccomplished, unachieved, uncompleted, unfilled, unfinished), sarkan (beetle, dependent, hanging, pending, pendulous), sarkık (bagging, baggy, beetle, drooping, droopy, flabby, flaccid, floppy, hanging, pendent, pensile, slouching, slouchy), sallantılı süs, sallantılı, ilave (accretion, addendum, addition, additional, adjunct, annex, appendage, appendix, appurtenance, bye-, excess, extension, extra, insertion, inset, plusage, plussage, rider, schedule, supplement, supplemental, supplementary, supplementation), benzer olan şey, askıda (hanging, in dependance, in suspense, in the balance, outstanding, pendent, remaining in suspense, undecided, unsettled), asılı şey (pendent), asılı (dependent, hanging, pendent, pending, pendulous, suspended, suspensory). (various references) кулон, кільце для ключів (key ring), підвіска (pendicle, pod, suspender), пара (couple, doublet, fume, match, pair, steam, twain, two, twosome, vapor, vapour). (various references) xuyến (circlet), vật đối xứng, vòng (circular, collet, loop, revolution, round). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | pendere. (various references) |
| Anglo-French | 1100-1600 | pendaunt. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "pendant": pendants. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "pendant": appendant, dependant. (additional references) | |
Words containing "pendant": appendants, dependants. (additional references) | |
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"Pendant" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Pandang, pandent, pedand, pedante, Penand, penang, penant, pendanty, pendens, Pendente, pendine, pendon, pundant, pundent, tendant. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "pendant" (pronounced pe"ndunt) |
| 7 | p e" n d u n t | dependent, independent, interdependent. |
| 6 | -e" n d u n t | ascendant, attendant, defendant, descendant, descendent, resplendent, superintendent, transcendent. |
| 5 | -n d u n t | abundant, corespondent, correspondent, despondent, redundant, respondent. |
| 4 | -d u n t | accident, antecedent, antioxidant, ardent, coincident, confident, decadent, decedent, discordant, dissident, evident, imprudent, incident, mordant, nonresident, overconfident, oxidant, precedent, provident, prudent, resident, retardant, rodent, strident, student, trident, verdant. |
| 3 | -u n t | abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, accelerant, accompaniment, accomplishment, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antidepressant, antigovernment, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, aspirant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, copayment, cormorant, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, debarment, debasement, decent, declarant, decongestant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, errant, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, movement, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonviolent, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overpayment, overstatement, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, preadolescent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, propellant, proponent, protestant, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repellent, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resilient, resistant, resonant, restatement, resultant, resurgent, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sealant, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, statement, stimulant, stringent, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transient, translucent, transparent, treatment, trenchant, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant, wonderment. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-n-n-p-t" | |
-1 letter: panned, panted, pedant, pentad, tanned. | |
-2 letters: adept, anent, anted, paned, panne, pated, paten, penna, taped. | |
-3 letters: ante, aped, date, dean, dent, etna, nape, neap, neat, pane, pant, pate, pean, peat, pend, pent, tape, tend, tepa. | |
-4 letters: and, ane, ant, ape, apt, ate, dap, den, eat, end, eta, nae, nan, nap, net, pad, pan, pat. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-n-n-p-t" | |
+1 letter: pendants, pennated, pinnated. | |
+2 letters: appendant, dependant, trapanned, trepanned, unpainted. | |
+3 letters: antependia, antipodean, appendants, depainting, dependants, outplanned, outspanned, perennated, pteranodon, underpants, unparented, unpedantic. | |
+4 letters: antependium, antipodeans, grandparent, nonadaptive, opinionated, pentahedron, pentamidine, pentlandite, predominant, pteranodons, rataplanned, transponder, uncaptioned. | |
+5 letters: antependiums, antispending, dispensation, grandparents, interplanted, pentahedrons, pentamidines, pentlandites, prenominated, preponderant, transplanted, transponders, underpayment, unhyphenated, unpunctuated. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 65 6E 64 61 6E 74 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. . -. -.. .- -. - |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01100101 01101110 01100100 01100001 01101110 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P e n d a n t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0065 006E 0064 0061 006E 0074 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)50718070678086 |
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