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Pent - What does it mean?

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pent

English

Adjective

  • Confined in a pen, imprisoned.
    • ''My object all sublime
    ''I shall achieve in time —
    ''To let the punishment fit the crime —
    ''The punishment fit the crime;
    ''And make each prisoner pent
    ''Unwillingly represent
    ''A source of innocent merriment!
    Of innocent merriment!'' — W.S. Gilbert, '' .

    Usage notes

    Use of bare "pent", as in the Gilbert quotation above, has become less common over time. (Use of "pent up" or "pent in" remains about as common.)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (pen);

    • See also

    * -pent- * pent- * penta- * pent-up

    Anagrams

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    Not English

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