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adjective
turning sour; slightly sour; acidulous.
Origin:
1725–35; < Latin acēscent- (stem of acēscēns souring, present participle of acēscere), equivalent to ac- sharp + -ēscent- -escent
1725–35; < Latin acēscent- (stem of acēscēns souring, present participle of acēscere), equivalent to ac- sharp + -ēscent- -escent
Related forms
a·ces·cence, a·ces·cen·cy, noun
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