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impendence|ɪmˈpɛndəns|
[f. impendent: see -ence.]
The fact or condition of being impendent; menacing attitude; imminence.
1657Pierce Div. Philanthr. 67 The impendence of but a temporall destruction. 1677Hale Prim. Orig. Man. i. ii. 47 The impendence of a greater sensible evil. 1860Ruskin Mod. Paint. V. ix. iv. §12 The angry Apennine, dark with rolling impendence of volcanic cloud. |
