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- [pen-duh n-see]
- /ˈpɛn dən si/
- /ˈpen.dən.sɪ/
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- [pen-duh n-see]
- /ˈpɛn dən si/
Definitions of pendency word
- noun plural pendency the state or time of being pending, undecided, or undetermined, as of a lawsuit awaiting settlement. 1
- noun pendency the state or condition of being pendent or pending 0
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Origin of pendency
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
1630-40 pend(ent) + -ency
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Pendency
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pendency popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pendency usage trend in Literature
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