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decadence definition

deca·dence (dek′ə dəns; also di kād′'ns)

noun

a process, condition, or period of decline, as in morals, art, literature, etc.; deterioration; decay
also decadency dec′a·dency (-dən sē)

Etymology: Fr décadence, a falling away < ML decadentia < prp. of VL *decadere, to fall away < L de-, from + cadere, to fall: see case

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