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delitescent

[ del-i-tes-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. concealed; hidden; latent.

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  • deli·tescence deli·tescen·cy noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of delitescent1

1675–85; < Latin dēlitēscent- (stem of dēlitēscēns ), present participle of dēlitēscere to hide away < dē- de- + latēscēre, inceptive of latēre to hide; latent ( def )

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