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quiescent
What does quiescent mean?
quiescent (adjective): not active or activated.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce quiescent?
/kwaɪˈɛsənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does quiescent come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin quiēscēns, quiēscentem.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “quiescent” mean?
not requested or sought
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not active or activated
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supported by both sides
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expressing deep emotion
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