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desinence (iou)



desinence noun. L16.
[French desinence from medieval Latin desinentia, from desinent- pres. ppl stem of desinere leave off, close: see -ENCE.]
Termination, close; Grammar a suffix, an ending of a word.
desi'nential adjective pertaining to or of the nature of a desinence E19.