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    [Noun]  | "ac*qui*es*cence" | \ ˌa-kwē-ˈe-sᵊn(t)s \


    1: the act or action of acquiescing —often used with to

    2: the quality or state of being acquiescent : passive assent or submission


    Origin: 1612 ;

     Borrowed from French, from acquiescer "to {see: |acquiesce|acquiesce}" + -ence {see: |-ence|-ence};

    [Noun]  | "acquiescence" 


    1: a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others;


      * e.g., " ... good manners demanded our cheerful acquiescence to our host's plans for dinner "






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