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evanescence Definition


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evanesce
verb
    evanesced, evanescing
    1. literary
      Said of smoke or mist, etc: to disappear gradually; to fade from sight.
Derivative: evanescence
noun
    Derivative: evanescent
      Quickly fading.
      Short-lived; transitory.
        Thesaurus: transitory, vanishing, fading, fleeting, brief, fugacious, ephemeral, disappearing, short-lived; Antonym: permanent.
    Etymology: 19c: from Latin evanescere to vanish.



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