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What is a desinence?

What is a desinence? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (linguistics) A suffix used as an inflection; an ending; inflectional suffix.
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Conservation must, therefore, be the rule, and desinence the impossible exception.
An inflectional suffix is sometimes called a desinence or a grammatical suffix or ending.
Unquestionably the incomers from Brabant and Flanders, whether as troopers or artisans, gave a great impulse to the desinence.

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