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transiliences

[tran-sil-ee-uhnt, -sil-yuhnt]

adjective

leaping or passing from one thing or state to another.

Origin:
1805–15; < Latin trānsilient- (stem of trānsiliēns), present participle of trānsilīre to leap across, equivalent to trāns- trans- + -sili- (combining form of salīre to leap) + -ent- -ent

Related forms

tran·sil·i·ence, noun

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transiliences

tran·sil·i·ent