oblivescence

oblivescence
\\ˌäbləˈvesən(t)s\ noun (-s)
Etymology: alteration (influenced by -escence) of obliviscence
: an act or the process of forgetting

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/ob'leuh ves"euhns/, n.
the process of forgetting.
[ < L obliv(isci) to forget + -ESCENCE]

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