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Kent vs Pent - What's the difference?

kent | pent |

As verbs the difference between kent and pent

is that kent is past tense of ken while pent is past tense of pen; alternative form of nocap=1|lang=en.

As a proper noun Kent

is a maritime county in the southeast of England bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel.

As an adjective pent is

confined in a pen, imprisoned.

kent

English

(wikipedia Kent)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A maritime county in the southeast of England bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel.
  • A town in Connecticut
  • A CDP in Iowa
  • A city in Minnesota
  • A town in New York
  • A city in Ohio
  • A city in Washington, USA
  • derived from the place name.
  • transferred from the surname; of mostly American usage, but never popular.

    • Derived terms

    * Fort Kent * Kent Acres * Kent City * Kent Island * Kentland * Kent Narrows * Kent Peninsula * Kentville * South Kent

    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

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