Growth, increase, or the process of becoming greater in size or intensity; a waxing or development.
From Latin 'crescentia' (growth), derived from 'crescere' (to grow). The suffix '-ence' forms a noun indicating a state or quality.
The crescence of the moon—the waxing period—was so important to ancient agriculture that many cultures built calendars around it, because crop planting was timed to moon phases affecting tidal moisture and dew.
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