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   adherent

   /ədˈhɪərənt/

   noun

   • 1. someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas: "he was a strong adherent of monetarism"

   adjective

   • 1. sticking fast to an object or surface: "the eggs have thick sticky shells to which debris is often adherent"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French adherent, from Latin adhaerent- ‘sticking to’, from the verb adhaerere (see adhere).

   Scrabble Points: 12

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