decurrence

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UK/dɪˈkʌɹəns/UK/dɪˈkʊɹəns/

noun

The act of running down; a lapse.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

noundecurrence (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe act of running down; a lapse.

    […]never to far off in the decurrence of time from the fountain

    1653, John Gauden, Hieraspistes
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APA

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

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Chicago

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

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