attingence

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noun

The property of being attingent; adjacency.

OriginLatin attingēns →
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Meanings

nounattingence (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe property of being attingent; adjacency.

Origin

  1. Latinattingō“to touch; to come into contact with”
  2. Latinattingēns“touching”
  3. Englishattingence

From atting(ent) + -ence, ultimately from Latin attingēns (“touching”, passive participle), from Latin attingō (“to touch; to come into contact with”, verb).

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

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

Chicago

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

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