Escent (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

  1. a suffix of adjectives borrowed from Latin, where it expresses the beginning of an action or process; often corresponding to verbs ending in -esce and nouns ending in -escence: convalescent; recrudescent.
suffix forming adjectives
  1. beginning to be, do, show, etc
Escent (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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