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attendant

adjective
 
 
/əˈten.dənt/ formal

Definition

coming with a stated thing or resulting from it: debt and its attendant problems There are too many risks attendant on such a large investment of money.Occurring and happening present with someone to help them, or present at an event, place, etc.: attendant staff the attendant crowd/fansPresentAvailable and accessibleUnavailable and inaccessible
(Definition of attendant adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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