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Lara Posted 23 years ago
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Word of the day April 16th

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evanescence

\Ev`***"cence\, n. The act or state of vanishing away; disappearance; as, the evanescence of vapor, of a dream, of earthly plants or hopes

That's the meaning according to dictionary.com (original source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary)
  

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Nice one La, and welcome to the forums... good to see you here!
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Yeah I love this word.. before I even knew what it meant, I thought of fizzy water (maybe because the word reminds me of effervescence) but now I know the meaning it makes me think of the bubbles bursting when they fizz up to the top....and disappearing into nothing

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