delitescent
[ del-i-tes-uh nt ]
/ ˌdɛl ɪˈtɛs ənt /
adjective
concealed; hidden; latent.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
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OTHER WORDS FROM delitescent
del·i·tes·cence, del·i·tes·cen·cy, nounWords nearby delitescent
delirium, delirium tremens, delish, delist, delitescence, delitescent, delium, delius, deliver, deliver the goods, deliverable
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British Dictionary definitions for delitescence
delitescence
/ (ˌdɛlɪˈtɛsəns) /
noun
the sudden disappearance of a lesion or of the signs and symptoms of a disease
Derived forms of delitescence
delitescent, adjectiveWord Origin for delitescence
C18: from Latin dēlitēscens, present participle of dēlitēscere to lurk, from latēscere to become hidden, from latēre to be hidden; see latent
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