"condescent" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkɒndɪˈsɛnt/ Forms: condescents [plural]
Etymology: Compare condescend, descent. Head templates: {{en-noun}} condescent (plural condescents)
  1. (obsolete) An act of condescension. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-condescent-en-noun-Z2b4-Oz1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Compare condescend, descent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "condescents",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-noun"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1662, Henry More, The Defence of the Moral Cabbala",
          "text": "it is a condescent and debasement for the present",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An act of condescension."
      ],
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      "links": [
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) An act of condescension."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌkɒndɪˈsɛnt/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "condescent"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Compare condescend, descent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "condescents",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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    }
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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        }
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        "An act of condescension."
      ],
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        "(obsolete) An act of condescension."
      ],
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        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌkɒndɪˈsɛnt/"
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