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/ob'leuh ves"euhns/, n.the process of forgetting.[ < L obliv(isci) to forget + -ESCENCE]
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oblivescence — n. forgetting, process of forgetting … English contemporary dictionary
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oblivescence — ˌäbləˈvesən(t)s noun ( s) Etymology: alteration (influenced by escence) of obliviscence : an act or the process of forgetting * * * /ob leuh ves euhns/, n. the process of forgetting. [ < L obliv(isci) to forget + ESCENCE] … Useful english dictionary
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