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/vuy'euh les"euhnt/, adj.tending to a violet color: a violescent twilight sky.[1840-50; < L viol(a) violet + -ESCENT]
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Violescent — Vi o*les cent, a. [L. viola a violet.] Tending to a violet color; violascent. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
violescent — [vī΄ə les′ənt] adj. [< L viola, a VIOLET + ESCENT] shading off toward a violet color … English World dictionary
violescent — vi·o·les·cent (vi″o lesґənt) somewhat violet in color … Medical dictionary
violescent — vi·o·les·cent … English syllables
violescent — /vaɪəˈlɛsənt/ (say vuyuh lesuhnt) adjective tending to a violet colour. {Latin viola violet + escent} …
violescent — |vīə|lesənt adjective Etymology: Latin viola violet + English escent : tending to a violet color … Useful english dictionary
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Violascent — Vi o*las cent, a. Violescent. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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