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evanescence definition

eva·nes·cence (-nes′əns)

noun

  1. a gradual disappearance
  2. a tendency to evanesce; evanescent quality; transitoriness

Etymology: ML evanescentia: see evanescent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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