How to pronounce increscent
American English pronunciation
in-KRES-unt
- IPA
- /ɪnˈkɹɛsənt/
- Syllables
- in · KRES · unt (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What increscent means
Growing larger, like the waxing moon
In a sentence: Each night the increscent moon grew a little rounder.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning growing, which also gave us crescent. It has been used in English since about 1675.
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