declension

[ dih-klen-shuhn ]

/ dɪˈklɛn ʃən /

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noun

Grammar.

the inflection of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives for categories such as case and number.
the whole set of inflected forms of such a word, or the recital thereof in a fixed order.
a class of such words having similar sets of inflected forms: the Latin second declension.

an act or instance of declining.

a bending, sloping, or moving downward: land with a gentle declension toward the sea.

deterioration; decline.

deviation, as from a standard.

Origin of declension

1400–50; late Middle English declenson, declynson (with suffix later assimilated to -sion), by stress retraction and syncope <Old French declinaison<Latin dēclīnātiōdeclination

Words nearby declension

declarer, declare war on, declass, déclassé, declassify, declension, declensional, declinable, declinate, declination, declinatory

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Example sentences from the Web for declension

The detail of the Anglo-Saxon declension may be collected from 83-89.
The English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
In declension the change consisted chiefly in the dropping of a number of synonymous by-forms.
A History of Sanskrit Literature|Arthur A. MacDonell
With these are grouped in the grammar (3rd declension) nouns with stems in , , or a diphthong.
A Greek Primer|Wallace Stearns
For accusative plural endings in the third declension, he concludes that -is for Ovid can be neither established nor excluded.
The Last Poems of Ovid|Ovid

It has been already shown how bi be, is used as an Auxiliary in the declension of all verbs.
Elements of Gaelic Grammar|Alexander Stewart

British Dictionary definitions for declension

declension

/ (dɪˈklɛnʃən) /

noun

grammar

inflection of nouns, pronouns, or adjectives for case, number, and gender
the complete set of the inflections of such a word"puella" is a first-declension noun in Latin

a decline or deviation from a standard, belief, etc

a downward slope or bend

Derived forms of declension

declensional, adjectivedeclensionally, adverb

Word Origin for declension

C15: from Latin dēclīnātiō, literally: a bending aside, hence variation, inflection; see decline

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单词	declension
释义	declension [ dih-klen-shuhn ] / dɪˈklɛn ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR declension ON THESAURUS.COM noun Grammar. the inflection of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives for categories such as case and number. the whole set of inflected forms of such a word, or the recital thereof in a fixed order. a class of such words having similar sets of inflected forms: the Latin second declension. an act or instance of declining. a bending, sloping, or moving downward: land with a gentle declension toward the sea. deterioration; decline. deviation, as from a standard. Origin of declension 1400–50; late Middle English declenson, declynson (with suffix later assimilated to -sion), by stress retraction and syncope <Old French declinaison<Latin dēclīnātiōdeclination Words nearby declension declarer, declare war on, declass, déclassé, declassify, declension, declensional, declinable, declinate, declination, declinatory Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for declension The detail of the Anglo-Saxon declension may be collected from 83-89. The English Language\|Robert Gordon Latham In declension the change consisted chiefly in the dropping of a number of synonymous by-forms. A History of Sanskrit Literature\|Arthur A. MacDonell With these are grouped in the grammar (3rd declension) nouns with stems in , , or a diphthong. A Greek Primer\|Wallace Stearns For accusative plural endings in the third declension, he concludes that -is for Ovid can be neither established nor excluded. The Last Poems of Ovid\|Ovid It has been already shown how bi be, is used as an Auxiliary in the declension of all verbs. Elements of Gaelic Grammar\|Alexander Stewart British Dictionary definitions for declension declension / (dɪˈklɛnʃən) / noun grammar inflection of nouns, pronouns, or adjectives for case, number, and gender the complete set of the inflections of such a word"puella" is a first-declension noun in Latin a decline or deviation from a standard, belief, etc a downward slope or bend Derived forms of declension declensional, adjectivedeclensionally, adverb Word Origin for declension C15: from Latin dēclīnātiō, literally: a bending aside, hence variation, inflection; see decline Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to declension decline, decay, degeneracy, decadence, declination, degeneration, worsening, decaying
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declension

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