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decurrence

noun
de·cur·rence | \ də̇ˈkərən(t)s , dēˈ- \
variants: or less commonly decurrency \-nsē \
plural decurrences also decurrencies

Definition of decurrence 

: the act or state of running downward : downward flow or course

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History and Etymology for decurrence

probably from Medieval Latin decurrentia, from Latin decurrent-, decurrens + -ia -y

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