Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) A falling off, decay or descent.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of declining a word; the act of listing the inflections of a noun, pronoun or adjective in order.
- (countable, uncountable) The product of that act; a list of declined forms.
- (countable, uncountable) A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.
Synonyms
decline in quality
change of case
celestial latitude
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈklɛn.ʃən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English declenson, from Middle French declinaison (Modern French: déclinaison), from Latin dēclīnātiō. Doublet of declination.
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