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dissiliency

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dis⋅sil⋅i⋅ent

  [di-sil-ee-uhnt]
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–adjective
bursting apart; bursting open.
Origin:
1650–60; < L dissilient- (s. of dissiliēns, prp. of dissilīre to leap apart), equiv. to dis- dis- 1 + -sili- (comb. form of sali- leap; see sally ) + -ent- -ent

Related forms:
dis⋅sil⋅i⋅en⋅cy, dis⋅sil⋅i⋅ence, noun
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