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participle

par.ti.ci.ple \'pa:rt-*-.sip-*l\ n [ME, fr. MF, modif. of L participium, 
   fr. particip-, particepsX : a word having the characteristics of both verb 
   and adjective; esp  : an English verbal form that has the function of an 
   adjective and at the same time shows such verbal features as tense and 
   voice and capacity to take an object