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decadescent

/ˌdɛkəˈdɛsənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
decade-s-cent
IPA
/ˌdɛkəˈdɛsənt/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

decaying

Etymology

From Latin dēcadēscēns, from dēcadēscō (“to be decaying”), from dēcidō, dēcadō (“to decay, to fall away”). By surface analysis, decay + -escent.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: dēcadēscēns

Rhymes With

crescent fluorescent incessant incandescent antidepressant iridescent pubescent convalescent depressant effervescent luminescent quiescent

Questions

How do you pronounce decadescent?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɛkəˈdɛsənt/.
What does decadescent mean?
decaying
Where does decadescent come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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