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cess


cess

noun \ˈses\

Definition of CESS

chiefly Irish
: luck —usually used in the phrase bad cess to you

Origin of CESS

probably short for success
First Known Use: 1830

Rhymes with CESS

bless, chess, cress, dress, ess, fess, guess, jess, less, loess, mess, ness, press, s, stress, tress, yes

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