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pendence

pendence noun: slope; inclination.

Noun

pendence (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) slope; inclination
    • The Italians are very precise in giving the cover a graceful pendence or slopeness, dividing the whole breadth into nine parts […]1624, Henry Wotton, The Elements of Architecture, […], London: […] Iohn Bill, →OCLC
  2. pendency; suspension in time; delay

Origin of pendence

See pendent.

Questions about pendence

What does pendence mean?
Pendence means slope; inclination.
What part of speech is pendence?
Pendence is a noun.

Words near pendence in the dictionary

  1. pendeloque
  2. pendeloques
  3. Pendelton
  4. Pendeltons
  5. Pendembu
  6. pendence
  7. pendency
  8. Pendennis
  9. pendent
  10. pendent jurisdiction
  11. pendente lite

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