declension
— Noun
– English
~ process of changing to an inferior state
declension
— Noun
– English
~ 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"
declension
— Noun
– English
~ the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
declension
— Noun
– English
~ a downward slope or bend
declination
— Noun
– English
~ a downward slope or bend
declination
— Noun
– English
~ a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
declination
— Noun
– English
~ a polite refusal of an invitation
declination
— Noun
– English
~ (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere
decline
— Verb
– English
~ inflect for number, gender, case, etc.; "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
decline
— Verb
– English
~ grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
decline
— Verb
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~ go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"
decline
— Verb
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~ go down; "The roof declines here"
decline
— Verb
– English
~ show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"