ˈes ə n(t)s noun suffix
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin -escentia, from -escent-, -escens + -ia
: state or process of becoming
obsol escence
conval escence
ˈes ə n(t)s noun suffix
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin -escentia, from -escent-, -escens + -ia
: state or process of becoming
obsol escence
conval escence
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012