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desinence.

A suffix used as an inflection; an ending; inflectional suffix.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɛsɪnəns/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdɛsənəns/US
  1. A suffix used as an inflection; an ending; inflectional suffix.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French désinence, from Latin dēsinentia, present participle of dēsinō (“to stop, end, close, make an end”).

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