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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•clen•sion /dɪˈklɛnʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Grammar
- the changing of the forms of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives depending on their use in a sentence or their number.
- the whole set of inflected forms of such a word.
- a class of such words having similar sets of inflected forms:the Latin second declension.
- a bending, sloping, or moving downward.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•clen•sion (di klen′shən),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- Latin dēclīnātiō declination
- Old French declinaison
- late Middle English declenson, declynson (with suffix later assimilated to -sion), by stress retraction and syncope 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: declension /dɪˈklɛnʃən/ n - inflection of nouns, pronouns, or adjectives for case, number, and gender
- the complete set of the inflections of such a word
- a decline or deviation from a standard, belief, etc
- a downward slope or bend
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin dēclīnātiō, literally: a bending aside, hence variation, inflection; see declinedeˈclensional adj |