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latrant

/ˈleɪtɹənt/
/ˈleɪtɹænt/

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From Latin lātrans (“barking, ranting”), present participle of lātrāre (“to bark, to rant”). Equivalent to latrate + -ant.

adjective more latrant · most latrant

archaic Synonym of barking, particularly (figurative) snarling, bitterly or angrily complaining. And that the Balant and Latrant Noiſes of that ſort of People may be for ever Silenced, […]
Similar: barking, particularly

noun latrants

obsolete, rare One who is barking, a dog, (figurative) a complainer. Thus—All triangles are all trilaterals. 2°, It may designate a class considered as undivided, though not positively thought as taken in its whole extent; and this may be articulately denoted by (:.). Thus—The triangle is the trilateral;—The dog is the latrant.— (Here note the use of the definite art

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@misc{latrant_2026,
  title = {latrant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/latrant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}