downcome

[ doun-kuhm ]
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noun
  1. a downcomer.

  2. Archaic. descent or downfall; comedown; humiliation.

Origin of downcome

1
First recorded in 1505–15; down1 + come

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downcome

/ (ˈdaʊnˌkʌm) /


noun
  1. archaic downfall

  2. another name for downcomer

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