Pendant Meaning
/ˈpɛnd(ə)nt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA supporting post attached to the main rafter.
nounA piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.
Sentence Examples
I'll give you this pendant.
I bought a pendant to wear to the party.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She wore a beautiful silver ____ around her neck for the party.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She wore a gold ____ in the shape of a heart that her grandmother had given her as a gift.
Word Origin & History
From Anglo-Norman pendaunt, Middle French pendant, noun use of adjective.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Many […] have been pleased with this work and its pendant, the Tales and Popular Fictions."
— 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology:
"a pendant being brought up to any height by the force of a former motion downwards"
— 1644, Kenelme [i.e., Kenelm] Digby, Two Treatises. In the One of which, the Nature of Bodies; in the Other, the Nature of Mans Soule; is Looked into: In Way of Discovery, of the Immortality of Reasonable Soules, Paris: […] Gilles Blaizot, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She wore a beautiful silver ____ around her neck for the party.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She wore a gold ____ in the shape of a heart that her grandmother had given her as a gift.