intercedent

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adjective

Interceding: Passing between; mediating

“the intercedent region of the brain”

Similar
intercessionaryintercessory
OriginFrench intercedent →
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Meanings

adjectiveintercedent (not comparable)
  1. not comparableInterceding: Passing between; mediating

    the intercedent region of the brain

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    Near-synonyms: intercessionary, intercessory

    Synonyms: intercessionary, intercessory

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveInterceding: Passing between; mediating

Similar
intercessionaryintercessory
Also see
intercessionaryintercessory

Origin

  1. Frenchintercedent
  2. Englishintercedent

Probably by way of French intercedent (adjective), which seems to be more commonly attested than this English adjective. Ultimately from Latin intercedens, present participle of intercedere, and possibly borrowed twice by English, with the later borrowing being a learned borrowing.

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APA

intercedent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intercedent

MLA

“intercedent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intercedent. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intercedent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intercedent.

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