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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

descendence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-scen-dence
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of descending; descent.

Etymology

From Old French descendance, or descend + -ence.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

descendences (plural)

Questions

What does descendence mean?
The act of descending; descent.
Where does descendence come from?
From Old French descendance, or descend + -ence.

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