"intervenient" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪntəˈviːnɪənt/ [UK]
Etymology: From the present participle stem of Latin intervenīre. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|intervenīre}} Latin intervenīre Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} intervenient (not comparable)
  1. Being only in between other more important things; secondary, incidental. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-intervenient-en-adj-D44AfMU~
  2. Intervening, interceding, placed or coming between. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-intervenient-en-adj-OZRqbSOD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 61 34 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 11 60 30

Noun

IPA: /ɪntəˈviːnɪənt/ [UK] Forms: intervenients [plural]
Etymology: From the present participle stem of Latin intervenīre. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|intervenīre}} Latin intervenīre Head templates: {{en-noun}} intervenient (plural intervenients)
  1. One who intervenes.
    Sense id: en-intervenient-en-noun-l86k244K

Inflected forms

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