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ALBESCENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does albescent mean?
• ALBESCENT (adjective)
The adjective ALBESCENT has 1 sense:
1. becoming or shading into white
Familiarity information: ALBESCENT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Becoming or shading into white
Similar:
white (being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light)
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