intervenient: Meaning and Definition of

in•ter•ven•ient

Pronunciation: (in"tur-vēn'yunt), [key]
— adj.
  1. intervening, as in place, time, order, or action.
  2. incidental; extraneous.
—n.
  1. a person who intervenes.
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