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inflowing |
influence |
influence peddler |
influencer |
influencive |
influent
| influential
| influential person
| influentially
| influenza
| influx
influent
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective influent has 1 sense
- influent(s = adj.all) inflowing - flowing inward; Array
CIDE DICTIONARY
influent, a. [L. influens, -entis, p. pr. of influere, influxum, to flow in; pref. in- in + fluere to flow. See Fluid.].
- Flowing in. [1913 Webster]
- Exerting influence; influential. [1913 Webster]"I find no office by name assigned unto Dr. Cox, who was virtually influent upon all, and most active." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
influent, adj. & n.
--adj. flowing in.
--n. a tributary stream.
--adj. flowing in.
--n. a tributary stream.
Etymology
ME f. L (as INFLUENCE)
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