Declension - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dɪˈklenʃn|
Brit.
|dɪˈklenʃ(ə)n|
noun
- the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
- process of changing to an inferior state (syn: deterioration, worsening)
- a downward slope or bend (syn: declination, decline, declivity, descent, fall)
- a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms
- process of changing to an inferior state (syn: deterioration, worsening)
- a downward slope or bend (syn: declination, decline, declivity, descent, fall)
- a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms
the first declension in Latin
Extra examples
...a noticeable declension of the fitness of the baseball players over the winter...
...a declension in her acting career from leading roles to cameos eventually...
Word forms
noun
singular: declension
plural: declensions
singular: declension
plural: declensions
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