escïence

== Old French == === Noun === escïence oblique singular, f (oblique plural escïences, nominative singular escïence, nominative plural escïences) alternative form of escience ==== Usage notes ==== Diaereses are used by some, but not all scholars, to show that two or more vowels do not constitute a diphthong or triphthong. See Appendix:Old French spellings for more information.