evanescence

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evanescence  /ˌɛ və ˈnɛ səns/ ? Meaning of "evanescence"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight

Usage(s):

  1. Rather than a personal history or an exercise in nostalgia, it is a meditation on the evanescence of seemingly permanent institutions.
  2. He was a philosopher in love with life, knowing and glorying in its evanescence.
  3. Yet his tomb, in Naples, most musical of cities, has been observed to be without a single flowermute witness to the evanescence of man's favor.

Quotes

  • In the posting, Lee wrote, "Evanescence is alive and well. John and Rocky were in Evanescence for four years and we shared some great times together playing live, but they were ready to move on and so we have parted ways. Evanescence is something I...
    on May 7, 2007 By: Amy Lee Source: MTV.com

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