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suppliant

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But you might or might not want to think of this as a supplant to books, or books as a suppliant to this.

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Quick take

one praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors"

Meaning at a glance

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noun

one praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors"

adjective

humbly entreating; "a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for suppliant.

Example sentences

1

But you might or might not want to think of this as a supplant to books, or books as a suppliant to this.

2

He was informed that the North was agitated by a furious tempest; that the irruption of the Huns, an unknown and monstrous race of savages, had subverted the power of the Goths; and that the suppliant multitudes of that warlike nation, whose pride was now humbled in the dust, covered a space many miles along the banks of the river.

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How do you use suppliant in a sentence?

But you might or might not want to think of this as a supplant to books, or books as a suppliant to this.

What does suppliant mean?

one praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors"

What part of speech is suppliant?

suppliant is commonly used as noun, adjective.