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1. Held from above
   "a pendent bunch of grapes"
   - pendant, dependent

1. An adornment that hangs from a piece of jewellery (necklace or earring)
   - pendant
    
2. Branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling
   - chandelier, pendant

Derived forms: pendents

See also: supported

Type of: adornment, lighting fixture

Part of: drop earring, eardrop, necklace, pendant earring

Encyclopedia: Pendent