Meanings
adjectiveocciduous (comparative more occiduous, superlative most occiduous)
comparative more occiduous · superlative most occiduous
Origin
- Latinocciduus
- Englishocciduous
From Latin occiduus, from. occido (“to go down”).
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occiduous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occiduous
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“occiduous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occiduous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “occiduous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occiduous.
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