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downcome

[ doun-kuhm ]
/ ˈdaʊnˌkʌm /
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noun
a downcomer.
Archaic. descent or downfall; comedown; humiliation.
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Origin of downcome

First recorded in 1505–15; down1 + come

Words nearby downcome

down-bow, downburst, down card, downcast, down cold, have, downcome, downcomer, downcourt, downcurved, downcycle, downdraft
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Words related to downcome

abasement, anticlimax, cadence, comedown, debasement, decadence, decline, degradation, discomfiture, down, downfall, lapse, pathos, slump

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British Dictionary definitions for downcome

downcome
/ (ˈdaʊnˌkʌm) /
noun
archaic downfall
another name for downcomer
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