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The suffixes “-ant” and “-ent” each have two related noun forms: “-ance/-ancy” and “-ence/-ency.”. These are all used to describe a state, quality, condition, or action typically associated with an adjective or noun of agency described by “-ant” or “-ent.”. However, there is not always a direct correlation between the ...
a. A movable rail, tapered at the end, such as that used in a railroad switch. b. The vertex of the angle created by the intersection of rails in a frog or switch. 34. A ribbon or cord with a metal tag at the end, used to fasten clothing in the 16th and 17th centuries. v. point·ed, point·ing, points. v.tr. 1.
