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Word: Candescent
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 19th century: from Latin candescent-, from the verb candere ‘be white, glow’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kanˈdɛsnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
glowing with heat; luminous.
Short Definition:glowing with heat
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