Ramollescence

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ramollescence \Ram`ol*les"cence\ (r[a^]m`[o^]l*l[e^]s"sens), n.
     [F. ramollir to make soft, to soften; pref. re- re- + amollir
     to soften; a (L. ad) + mollir to soften, L. mollire, fr.
     mollis soft.]
     A softening or mollifying. [R.]
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