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evanescent

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ev⋅a⋅nes⋅cent

  [ev-uh-nes-uhnt]
–adjective
1. vanishing; fading away; fleeting.
2. tending to become imperceptible; scarcely perceptible.
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Origin:
1745–55; < L ēvānēscent- (s. of ēvānēscēns) vanishing, disappearing. See evanesce, -ent

Related forms:
ev⋅a⋅nes⋅cent⋅ly, adverb
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ev·a·nes·cent   (ěv'ə-něs'ənt)   
adj.  Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.
ev'a·nes'cent·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

evanescent 
1717, from L. evanescentem (nom. evanescens), prp. of evanescere "disappear, vanish," from ex- "out" + vanescere "vanish."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ev·a·nes·cent
Pronunciation: "ev-&-'nes-&nt
Function: adjective
: tending to disappear quickly : of relatively short duration evanescent rash>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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evanescent ev·a·nes·cent (ěv'ə-něs'ənt)
adj.
Of short duration; passing away quickly.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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