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delitescent
[ del-i-tes-uhnt ]
adjective
- concealed; hidden; latent.
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- deli·tescence deli·tescen·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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