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Word: Indent
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘give a zigzag outline to, divide by a zigzag line’): from Anglo-Norman French endenter or medieval Latin indentare, from en-, in- ‘into’ + Latin dens, dent- ‘tooth’
ɪnˈdɛnt
start (a line of text) or position (a block of text) further from the margin than the main part of the text
Short Definition:start text further from margin than main text
Examples:- type a paragraph of text and indent the first line
form deep recesses or notches in (a line or surface)
Short Definition:form recesses or notches in
Examples:- a coastline indented by many fjords
make a requisition or written order for something
Short Definition:make requisition for something
Examples:- we were indenting for paper clips one by one in those days
divide (a document drawn up in duplicate) into its two copies with a zigzag line, thus ensuring identification and preventing forgery.
Short Definition:divide duplicate document into two copies with line
Word: Indent
Speech Type: Noun
ˈɪndɛnt
an official order or requisition for goods
Short Definition:official order for goods
Examples:- Hawthorn refused to approve the indent for silk scarves
a space left by indenting text
Short Definition:space left by indenting text
Examples:- six-character indents
an indentation
Short Definition:indentation
Examples:- every indent in the coastline
an indenture.
Short Definition:indenture
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