recalescence
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin recalescere (“to grow warm again”), from re- + calēscere (“to grow warm”), inchoative of calēre (“to be warm”). In use since at least 1873 (Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, published 1985). By surface analysis, re- + calescence.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌriːkəˈlɛsəns/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌrikəˈlɛsəns/
- Rhymes: -ɛsəns
Noun
[edit]recalescence (countable and uncountable, plural recalescences)