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desinence
[ des-uh-nuhns ]
/ ˈdɛs ə nəns /
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noun
a termination or ending, as the final line of a verse.
Grammar. a termination, ending, or suffix of a word.
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Origin of desinence
OTHER WORDS FROM desinence
des·i·nent, des·i·nen·tial [des-uh-nen-shuhl], /ˌdɛs əˈnɛn ʃəl/, adjectiveWords nearby desinence
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How to use desinence in a sentence
Conservation must, therefore, be the rule, and desinence the impossible exception.
Life: Its True Genesis|R. W. WrightUnquestionably the incomers from Brabant and Flanders, whether as troopers or artisans, gave a great impulse to the desinence.
Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature|Charles W. Bardsley
British Dictionary definitions for desinence
desinence
/ (ˈdɛsɪnəns) /
noun
grammar an ending or termination, esp an inflectional ending of a word
Derived forms of desinence
desinent or desinential (ˌdɛsɪˈnɛnʃəl), adjectiveWord Origin for desinence
C16: from French désinence, from Latin dēsinēns ending, from dēsinere to leave off, from de- + sinere to leave, permit
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