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decidence

/ˈdɛsɪdəns/

decidence noun: a falling off or falling out: shedding.

Noun

decidence

  1. (archaic) A falling off or falling out: shedding.
    • decidence of wool
    • decidence of teeth

Examples of decidence in a sentence

  • decidence of an animal's winter coat
  • men, observing the decidence of their horns1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […]...

Origin of decidence

Latin decidens (“falling off”).

Questions about decidence

What does decidence mean?
Decidence means a falling off or falling out: shedding.
How do you use decidence in a sentence?
decidence of an animal's winter coat
What part of speech is decidence?
Decidence is a noun.
How do you pronounce decidence?
Decidence is pronounced /ˈdɛsɪdəns/.

Words near decidence in the dictionary

  1. decidedness
  2. decideds
  3. decidedst
  4. decidement
  5. decidements
  6. decidence
  7. decider
  8. deciders
  9. decides
  10. decides on
  11. decides upon

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