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suppliant
[ suhp-lee-uhnt ]
adjective
- expressive of supplication, as words, actions, etc.
suppliant
/ ˈʌɪəԳ /
adjective
- expressing entreaty or supplication
noun
- another word for supplicant
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Derived Forms
- ˈܱԳٱ, adverb
- ˈܱԳ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ܱp·Գ· adverb
- ܱp·Գ·Ա noun
- ܲ·ܱp·Գ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of suppliant1
1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French, present participle of supplier < Latin ܱ to beseech, supplicate. See -ant
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of suppliant1
C15: from French supplier to beseech, from Latin ܱ to kneel in entreaty; see supple
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And when at last I opened my eyes the silence which had enfolded me had given place to a pervasive murmur, the sound from the suppliant lips and beseeching throats of the multitude.
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“Your mission will be hard this year,” wrote Anne-Marie, another adult suppliant.
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“I am a suppliant at your knees, O Queen,” he said.
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A priest flocked by suppliant children entreats Oedipus, renowned for his mental prowess, to find the answer that will rescue the city.
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Shooting it frontally, Greene looked up at the timeworn face from the subordinate vantage point of a suppliant.
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