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subsidence

sub·si·dence

UK/ˈsʌbsɪdəns/ US/ˈsʌbsədəns/ uncommon

noun

1.

an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)

  • “his cancer is in remission”
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3.

the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it

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Origin

Latin subsidens, subsidentis, present participle of subsidere. Equivalent to subside + -ence.

Phrases

  • subsidence crater

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