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DECLENSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms
Example:
the first declension in Latin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("declension" is a kind of...):
category; class; family (a collection of things sharing a common attribute)
Derivation:
decline (inflect for number, gender, case, etc.)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A downward slope or bend
Synonyms:
declension; declination; decline; declivity; descent; downslope; fall
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("declension" is a kind of...):
incline; side; slope (an elevated geological formation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "declension"):
downhill (the downward slope of a hill)
steep (a steep place (as on a hill))
Derivation:
decline (go down)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Process of changing to an inferior state
Synonyms:
declension; decline in quality; deterioration; worsening
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("declension" is a kind of...):
decline; diminution (change toward something smaller or lower)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "declension"):
drop-off; falling off; falloff; slack; slump (a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality)
Derivation:
decline (grow worse)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("declension" is a kind of...):
inflection; inflexion (a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function)
Meronyms (members of "declension"):
noun (the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition)
Derivation:
decline (inflect for number, gender, case, etc.)
