latence

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A form of latency — Concealment; the state of being latent; the state of being hidden.

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Meanings

nounlatence (usually uncountable, plural latences)

plural latences

  1. obsoleteuncountableusuallyObsolete form of latency.

    Infinite Love, Whose latence is the plenitude of all, Thou with retracted beams, and self-eclipse Veiling, revealest thine eternal Sun.

    1796, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Destiny of Nations

Origin

From latent + -ence.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

latence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latence

MLA

“latence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latence. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “latence,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latence.

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