creciente

Spanish

Etymology

From the old active participle of crecer, corresponding to Latin crescentem. Compare English crescent.

Pronunciation

Adjective

creciente m or f (masculine and feminine plural crecientes)

  1. increasing, growing
  2. crescent, of a waxing moon

Derived terms

Noun

creciente m (plural crecientes)

  1. (heraldry) crescent

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