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invalescence

invalescence noun: strength; health.

Noun

invalescence (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) strength; health

Origin of invalescence

From Latin invalescens, present participle of invalescere (“to become strong”). See in- and convalesce.

Questions about invalescence

What does invalescence mean?
Invalescence means strength; health.
What part of speech is invalescence?
Invalescence is a noun.

Words near invalescence in the dictionary

  1. invaginating
  2. invagination
  3. invaginations
  4. invaginator
  5. invaginators
  6. invalescence
  7. invaletudinary
  8. invalid
  9. invalid carriage
  10. invalid carriages
  11. invalid chair

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