absconce

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UK/ˌæbˈskɒns/US/ˌæbˈskɑns/

noun

A dark lantern used in church to read prayers etc during a service.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounabsconce (plural absconces)

plural absconces

  1. A dark lantern used in church to read prayers etc during a service.
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APA

absconce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absconce

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“absconce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absconce. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absconce,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absconce.

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