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ta·bes·cent
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təˈbɛs
ənt
/
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t
uh
-
bes
-
uh
nt
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–adjective
wasting away; becoming emaciated or consumed.
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Origin:
1885–90;
< L
tābēscent-
(s. of
tābēscēns
), prp. of
tābēscere
to waste away.
See
tabes
,
-escent
—Related forms
ta·bes·cence,
noun
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tabescent
(təˈbɛs
ə
nt)
—
adj
1.
progressively emaciating; wasting away
2.
of, relating to, or having tabes
[C19: from Latin
tābēscere,
from
tabes
]
ta'bescence
—
n
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