assurgency
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Assurgency — As*sur gen*cy, n. Act of rising. [1913 Webster] The . . . assurgency of the spirit through the body. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
assurgency — See assurgent. * * * … Universalium
assurgency — as·sur·gen·cy … English syllables
assurgency — əˈsərjənsē noun ( es) Etymology: assurgent + cy : the tendency to rise … Useful english dictionary
assurgent — assurgency, n. /euh serr jeuhnt/, adj. Bot. curving upward, as leaves; ascendant. [1570 80; < L assurgent (s. of assurgens rising up, prp. of assurgere). See AS , SURGENT] * * * … Universalium
assurgent — /əˈsɜdʒənt/ (say uh serjuhnt) adjective 1. Botany curving upwards, as leaves; ascending. 2. Heraldry shown rising out of the sea. {Latin assurgens, present participle, rising up} –assurgency, noun …
assurgent — a. ascending; Botany, upward curving. ♦ assurgency, n … Dictionary of difficult words
