Anent
[ə-NENT]
Part of speech: preposition
Origin: Old English, pre-13th century
1.
Concerning; about.
Examples of Anent in a sentence
"I received a letter from the municipality anent increases to local taxes."
"The professor delivered a lecture anent the French Revolution and the Enlightenment."
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