decadence /dekˈə-dəns/ or decadency /-i/

1. State of decay
2. A decline from a superior state, standard or time
3. Applied to a school in late 19c French literature, the symbolists, and their like

decˈadent adjective

1. Decaying, declining
2. Lacking in moral and physical vigour
3. Symbolist (see above)

1. A degenerate person
2. A symbolist (see above)

decˈadently adverb

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