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Word: Declension
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English declinson, from Old French declinaison, from decliner ‘to decline’. The change in the ending was probably due to association with words such as ascension
dɪˈklɛnʃn
(in the grammar of Latin, Greek, and certain other languages) the variation of the form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, by which its grammatical case, number, and gender are identified.
Short Definition:(in grammar of Latin, Greek, and certain other languages) variation of form of noun, pronoun, or adjective
a condition of decline or moral deterioration
Short Definition:condition of decline or moral deterioration
Examples:- the declension of the new generation
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