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English
Etymology
From calculate + -ant.
Adjective
calculant (comparative more calculant, superlative most calculant)
- calculating, reflective
1930, William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying, Library of America, published 1985, page 97:His face is calm, down-sloped, calculant, concerned.
Catalan
Verb
calculant
- gerund of calcular
French
Pronunciation
Participle
calculant
- present participle of calculer
Latin
Verb
calculant
- third-person plural present active indicative of calculō
- "they calculate, they compute"
- (figuratively) "they consider as, they esteem"