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dissilient

[dih-sil-ee-uhnt]

adjective

  1. bursting apart; bursting open.



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Other Word Forms

  • dissiliency noun
  • dissilience noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dissilient1

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin dissilient- (stem of 徱ŧԲ, present participle of 徱ī “to leap apart”), equivalent to dis- dis- 1 + -sili- (combining form of sali- “l𲹱”; sally ) + -ent- -ent

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