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| in·di·gent [ índijənt ] |
adjective |
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extremely poor: lacking the necessities of life, e.g. food, clothing, and shelter
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noun (plural in·di·gents) |
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destitute person: an impoverished person
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin indigent-, present participle of indigere, literally "lack in" < egere "to need"] |
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  in·di·gent·ly adverb |
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