addition latente

noun

ad·​di·​tion la·​tente

ä-dē-syȯⁿ-lä-ˈtäⁿt

plural additions latentes

ä-dē-syȯⁿ-lä-ˈtäⁿt

: facilitation sense 3

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, latent addition

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

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