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desistences

desistences is the plural of desistence.

Meaning of desistence

Noun

desistence (plural desistences)

  1. The act of desisting, especially desisting from criminal activity.
    • Near-synonym: cessation
    Synonyms:
    cessation

Questions about desistences

What is desistences the plural of?
Desistences is the plural of desistence.

Words near desistences in the dictionary

  1. desist
  2. desistance
  3. desistances
  4. desisted
  5. desistence
  6. desistences
  7. desister
  8. desisters
  9. desistest
  10. desisteth
  11. desisting

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Adapted from Wiktionary: desistences (page history and authors); desistence (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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