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rutilances

rutilances is the plural of rutilance.

Meaning of rutilance

Noun

rutilance (usually uncountable, plural rutilances)

  1. (rare, usually) redness; a red glow; the quality of being rutilant
    • […] rolled it into a thin cylinder, ignited it in the candleflame, applied it when ignited to the apex of the cone till the latter reached the stage of rutilance […]1918-22, James Joyce, Ulysses

Questions about rutilances

What is rutilances the plural of?
Rutilances is the plural of rutilance.

Words near rutilances in the dictionary

  1. ruticilla
  2. ruticillas
  3. Rutigliano
  4. Rutiglianos
  5. rutilance
  6. rutilances
  7. rutilant
  8. rutilate
  9. rutilated
  10. rutilates
  11. rutilating

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