escent

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Definition of escent in English English dictionary

A suffix signifying beginning, beginning to be; as, adolescent, effervescent, etc

Related Terms

-escent

resembling

-escent

beginning to be; becoming

Etymology

[ 'e-s&nt ] (adjective suffix.) Middle French, from Latin -escent-, -escens, present participle suffix of inchoative verbs in -escere.