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• Succumbent — Suc*cum bent, a. [L. succumbens, p. pr.] Submissive; yielding. [R.] Howell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Alvah —    ALVAH, a parish, in the county of Banff, 3 miles (W. S. W.) from Banff; containing 1407 inhabitants. The origin of the name of this place, which, in different records, is variously spelled, is altogether involved in obscurity; but authentic… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

• succumbence — səˈkəmbən(t)s noun or succumbency nsē (plural succumbences or succumbencies) Etymology: succumbence from succumb + ence; succumbency probably from Medieval Latin succumbentia failure in a cause, from Latin succumbent , succumbens (present… …   Useful english dictionary