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      opalesce
      verb
      exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal
      reflect light or colors like an opal
      Roots
      upalaopal- · Sanskrit · gem, stoneescere-esce · Latin · to begin to, become
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      The word opalesce breaks down into 2 roots of Sanskrit and Latin origin: opal, from Sanskrit upala (“gem, stone”); and -esce, from Latin escere (“to begin to, become”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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