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cant[1,noun] cant[2,verb] cant[3,noun]

Main Entry: ¹cant
Pronunciation: kant
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English cant "corner," from early Dutch cant or early French cant, both meaning "edge, corner," from Latin canthus, cantus "iron rim on a wheel," perhaps of Celtic origin
1 : a slanting surface
2 : ³SLOPE 2, incline

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