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evanescence

(n): the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight
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about 1 month ago Shevek said:

The band ruined the word for me.

about 1 year ago uselessness said:

Also, one kick-awesome band.

about 1 year ago samoritan said:

Emily Dickinson used this word to refer to the delicate shine of color in a hummingbird:

A route of evanescence
With a revolving wheel;
A resonance of emerald,
A rush of cochineal;
And every blossom on the bush
Adjusts its tumbled head, --
The mail from Tunis, probably,
An easy morning's ride.

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