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DEPONENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does deponent mean?
• DEPONENT (noun)
The noun DEPONENT has 1 sense:
1. a person who testifies or gives a deposition
Familiarity information: DEPONENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who testifies or gives a deposition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("deponent" is a kind of...):
informant; witness; witnesser (someone who sees an event and reports what happened)
Derivation:
depone (make a deposition; declare under oath)
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