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单词 descension
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descension

[ dih-sen-shuhn ]
/ dɪˈsɛn ʃən /

noun

Astrology. the part of the zodiac in which the influence of a planet is weakest.Compare exaltation (def. 6).
descent.

Origin of descension

1350–1400; Middle English descensioun<Old French descension<Latin dēscēnsiōn- (stem of dēscēnsiō), equivalent to dēscēns(us) (past participle of dēscendere to descend) + -iōn--ion

Words nearby descension

descending artery of knee, descending colon, descending degeneration, descending node, descending scapular artery, descension, descensus, descensus testis, descent, Deschamps, deschool
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Example sentences from the Web for descension

  • It marks a descension from the higher plane reached by the vigorous pioneers who planted and reared our social tree.

    With Edge Tools|Hobart Chatfield-Taylor
  • When there should have been an ascension there was a descension.

    Watch Yourself Go By|Al. G. Field
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