[DES-uh-nuhns]

noun

A termination or ending, as the final line of a verse.

Not intending this as a desinence, but could you and your fucking cat get out of my apartment and into the street. Thanks.


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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)

“Desinence.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/desinence. Accessed 22 June 2026.

The Effin’ Word, s.v. “desinence”, accessed June 22, 2026, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/desinence.

The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Desinence. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved June 22, 2026, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/desinence


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