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desinence

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des⋅i⋅nence

  [des-uh-nuhns]
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–noun
1. a termination or ending, as the final line of a verse.
2. Grammar. a termination, ending, or suffix of a word.
Origin:
1590–1600; < F < ML dēsinentia, equiv. to L dēsinent- (s. of dēsinēns), prp. of dēsinere to put down, leave (dē- de- + sinere to leave) + -ia -ia; see -ence

Related forms:
des⋅i⋅nent, des⋅i⋅nen⋅tial  [des-uh-nen-shuhl] , adjective
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des·i·nence   (děs'ə-nəns)   
n.  A grammatical ending; an inflection.

[French désinence, from Medieval Latin dēsinentia, from Latin dēsinēns, dēsinent-, present participle of dēsinere, to come to an end : dē-, off; see de- + sinere, to leave.]
des'i·nen'tial (-něn'shəl) adj.
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