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declension

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Main Entry: de·clen·sion
Pronunciation: \di-ˈklen(t)-shən\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English declenson, modification of Middle French declinaison, from Latin declination-, declinatio grammatical inflection, turning aside, from declinare to inflect, turn aside
Date: 15th century

1 a : noun, adjective, or pronoun inflection especially in some prescribed order of the forms b : a class of nouns or adjectives having the same type of inflectional forms
2 : a falling off or away : deterioration
3 : descent, slope

de·clen·sion·al \-ˈklen(t)-shə-nəl\ adjective


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