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   In·ces·sant

   /inˈses(ə)nt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption: "the incessant beat of the music"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin incessant-, from in- ‘not’ + Latin cessant- ‘ceasing’ (from the verb cessare).

   Derivatives

   • 1. incessancy noun
   • 2. incessantness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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