descente

French

noun
Definitions
  • descent (act of going down)
  • descent (downward slope)
  • way down
  • descending
  • raid (e.g. police raid)
  • (sports) downhill (an event in skiing or canoeing)
  • comedown (from a drug), crash

Etymology

Inherited from Old French descente.

Origin

Old French

descente

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