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A pendant (from Old French) is a hanging object, generally attached to a necklace or an earring. In modern French this is a the gerund form of "hanging" (also meaning "during"). Pendants can have several functions:
1. ornamentation
2. identification (i.e. religious symbols, sexual symbols, symbols of rock bands)
3. protection (i.e. amulets, religious symbols)
4. self-affirmation (i.e. initials, names)
5. ostentation (i.e. jewels).
6. award (i.e Scouting Ireland Chief Scout's Award, Order of C¨²Chulainn)
These above purposes can be combined (i.e. a richly jewelled symbol).
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