Sen"ti*ent , n. One who has the faculty of perception; a sentient being.
Sen"ti*ent (?), a. [L. sentiens, -entis, p.
pr. of sentire to discern or perceive by the senses. See Sense.]
Having a faculty, or
faculties, of sensation and perception. Specif.
(Physiol.), especially sensitive; as, the sentient extremities
of nerves, which terminate in the various organs or tissues.
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