DISTENT


Meaning of DISTENT in English

I. distent adjective

Etymology: Latin distentus, past participle of distendere to distend — more at distend

obsolete : spread out : distended

II. dis·tent də̇ˈstent noun

( -s )

Etymology: Latin distentus, from distentus, past participle

: breadth , distension

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