Pronounced: OR-dn-uhns (alt: or-duh-NAHNS), noun
Notes: This word could be confused with two other similarly spelled words
Yesterday’s word
The word florescence is “a state or period of flourishing”
First usage
Our word came into English in the late 1700s
Background / Comments
I confused our word with “fluorescence”, which refers to light that substances emit under certain circumstances. Our word came from the New Latin word florescentia (blossoming), which is related to the Latin verb florēre (to blossom or flourish), which traces back to flos (flower).
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