| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ap·pli·cant |
| PRONUNCIATION: | p l -k nt |
| NOUN: | One that applies, as for a job. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Latin applic ns, present participle of applic re, to affix. See apply.
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