"obstinant" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more obstinant [comparative], most obstinant [superlative]
Etymology: An alteration of obstinate, influenced by the ending -ant. Head templates: {{en-adj}} obstinant (comparative more obstinant, superlative most obstinant)
  1. (proscribed) Obstinate. Tags: proscribed Derived forms: obstinance, obstinancy, obstinence
    Sense id: en-obstinant-en-adj-lekyj31Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [French]

Head templates: {{head|fr|present participle}} obstinant
  1. present participle of obstiner Tags: form-of, participle, present Form of: obstiner
    Sense id: en-obstinant-fr-verb-bFjFv1Dy Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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