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delitescent

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[del-i-tes-uhnt] / ˌdɛl ɪˈtɛs ənt /

adjective

  1. concealed; hidden; latent.

Other Word Forms

  • delitescence noun
  • delitescency noun

Etymology

Origin of delitescent

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

Example Sentences

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Aubrey, the "delitescent" antiquarian and Will Wimble of his time, still credited witchcraft, as he credited all sorts of narratives of ghosts and apparitions.

From A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 by Notestein, Wallace

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