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desinence

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des·i·nence (d

s

-n

ns)

n.

A grammatical ending; an inflection.

[French désinence, from Medieval Latin dsinentia, from Latin dsinns, dsinent-, present participle of dsinere, to come to an end : d-, off; see de- + sinere, to leave.]

desi·nential (-n

n

sh

l) adj.

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