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evanescence

eva·nes·cence

UK/ˌɛv.əˈnɛs.əns/ US/ˌɛvʌˈnɛsʌns/ uncommon

noun

1.

the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight

  • “the evanescence of the morning mist”

Origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ēvānēscentia.

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