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SUBSIDENCE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it

Synonyms:

cave in; subsidence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("subsidence" is a kind of...):

collapse (a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in)

Derivation:

subside (sink to a lower level or form a depression)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A gradual sinking to a lower level

Synonyms:

settling; subsidence; subsiding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("subsidence" is a kind of...):

sinking (a descent as through liquid (especially through water))

Derivation:

subside (sink to a lower level or form a depression)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)

Example:

his cancer is in remission

Synonyms:

remission; remittal; subsidence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("subsidence" is a kind of...):

abatement; hiatus; reprieve; respite; suspension (an interruption in the intensity or amount of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "subsidence"):

resolution (the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung))

Derivation:

subside (wear off or die down)

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