pendence

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noun

slope; inclination

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Meanings

nounpendence (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableslope; inclination

    The Italians are very precise in giving the cover a graceful pendence or slopeness, dividing the whole breadth into nine parts […]

    1624, Henry Wotton, The Elements of Architecture, […], London: […] Iohn Bill, →OCLC
  2. uncountablependency; suspension in time; delay

Origin

See pendent.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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