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- [al-bes-uh nt]
- /ælˈbɛs ənt/
- /æl.ˈbe.sənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [al-bes-uh nt]
- /ælˈbɛs ənt/
Definitions of albescent word
- adjective albescent shading into, growing, or becoming white 3
- adjective albescent turning white 3
- adjective albescent becoming white; whitish. 1
- noun albescent Growing or shading into white. 1
- adjective albescent Becoming white or whitish; moderately white. 0
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Origin of albescent
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
1825-35; < Latin albēscent- (stem of albēscēns, present participle of albēscere), equivalent to alb(us) white + -ēscent- -escent
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Parts of speech for Albescent
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
albescent popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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