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convalescent

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12 lettersPronunciation /ˌkɒnvəˈlɛsənt/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted acceelnnostvStarts with CEnds with T0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. returning to health after illness or debility

Word origin

From French convalescent, from Latin convalēscēn(t-)s, present participle of convalēscere (“to become strong or well”); see convalesce.

Used in a sentence

  • “So soon as Lady Anne was pronounced convalescent by the medical men, she insisted on discharging "that odious woman," the nurse,...”
  • “She stayed in a convalescent hospital for two weeks before returning home.”
  • “I had been ill in health, but am now a convalescent.”

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