Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-CA-LES'CENCE, or IN-CA-LES'CEN-CY
IN-CAL'CU-LA-BLYIN-CA-LES'CENT
IN-CA-LES'CENCE, or IN-CA-LES'CEN-CY, n. [L. incalescens, incalesco; in and calesco, caleo, to be hot.]
A growing warm; incipient or increasing heat. Ray.
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