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Topic: JEWELLERY

Date: 1300-1400
Language: French
Origin: , present participle of pendre 'to hang', from Latin pendere

pendant

 noun
     
pen‧dant [countable]
DCJ a jewel, stone etc that hangs from a thin chain that you wear around your neck [↪ necklace]:
a ruby pendant
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