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[ədˈhɪərənt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas
(e.g: he was a strong adherent of monetarism)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French adherent, from Latin adhaerent- ‘sticking to’, from the verb adhaerere (see adhere)
[ədˈhɪərənt], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- sticking fast to an object or surface
(e.g: the eggs have thick sticky shells to which debris is often adherent)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French adherent, from Latin adhaerent- ‘sticking to’, from the verb adhaerere (see adhere)
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