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EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryHistory and Etymology
Adjective and Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin expedient-, expendiens, present participle of expedire to extricate, prepare, be useful, from ex- + ped-, pes foot — more at footexpedient
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Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a temporary replacement //if you're a spectator caught without rainwear at a sporting event, then a plastic garbage bag makes an acceptable, if unfashionable, expedientRelated Wordsp/2'>aboveHistory and EtymologyAdjective and NounMiddle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin expedient-, expendiens, present participle of expedire to extricate, prepare, be useful, from ex- + ped-, pes foot — more at foot