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Added 9 October 2026

cant

/kænt/ noun

Latin root: cantō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cant at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition.
A slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force.
A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves).
they don't speak our lingo

verb

Heel over.
The tower is tilting

Origin

From Latin cantō, probably via Old Northern French canter (“sing, tell”). Doublet of chant.

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