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latescent

latescent adjective: latent, hidden, obscure.

Adjective

latescent (comparative more latescent, superlative most latescent)

  1. (rare) latent, hidden, obscure

Forms of latescent

comparativemore latescent
superlativemost latescent

Words that rhyme with latescent

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Questions about latescent

What does latescent mean?
Latescent means latent, hidden, obscure.
What part of speech is latescent?
Latescent is an adjective.

Words near latescent in the dictionary

  1. laters
  2. laterward
  3. laterwards
  4. lates
  5. latescence
  6. latescent
  7. lateshit
  8. lateshits
  9. latesome
  10. latespinoside
  11. latest

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