Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - deponent
Deponent
deponent
adj. & n. --adj. Gram. (of a verb, esp. in Latin or Greek) passive or middle in form but active in meaning. --n. 1 Gram. a deponent verb. 2 Law a a person making a deposition under oath. b a witness giving written testimony for use in court etc. Etymology: L deponere (as DE-, ponere posit- place): adj. from the notion that the verb had laid aside the passive sense
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I. adjective Etymology: Late Latin ~-, deponens, from Latin, present participle of deponere Date: 15th century occurring with passive or middle voice forms but with active voice meaning , II. noun Date: 1530 a ~ verb, one who gives evidence ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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