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Word: Descension
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin descensio(n-), from the verb descendere (see descend). descension (sense 2) was first found in a medieval glossary of collective terms
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈsɛnʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an act of moving downwards, dropping, or falling
Short Definition:act of moving downwards, dropping, or falling
Examples:- a smooth descension back down
Definition:
a flock of woodpeckers.
Short Definition:flock of woodpeckers
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