Declension Definition

dĭ-klĕnshən
declensions
noun
declensions
A bending or sloping downward; slope; descent.
Webster's New World
A class of words of one language with the same or a similar system of inflections, such as the first declension in Latin.
American Heritage
A class of nouns, pronouns, or adjectives having the same or a similar system of inflections to show case.
Webster's New World
A falling off or away; decline; deterioration.
Webster's New World
The inflection of nouns, pronouns, or adjectives.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Declension

Noun

Singular:
declension
Plural:
declensions

Origin of Declension

  • Middle English declenson from Old French declinaison from Latin dēclīnātiō dēclīnātiōn- grammatical declension, declination declination

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English declenson, from Middle French declinaison (Modern French: déclinaison), from Latin declinatio (gen. declinationis)

    From Wiktionary

Declension Sentence Examples

  • Aryan declension naturally disappeared with the loss of final syllables.

  • Under the new covenant, sensual and carnal worship entering the gospel temple is often an evidence of spiritual declension.

  • The book of Judges with its " monotonous tempo - religious declension, oppression, repentance, peace," to which Wellhausen 4 refers as its ever-recurring cycle, makes us familiar with these alternating phases of action and reaction.

  • The chief work of Choeroboscus, which we have in its complete form, is the commentary on the canons of Theodosius on Declension and Conjugation.

  • This often happens with nouns of the third declension.

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Words Starting With

DDEDEC

Words Ending With

NONION

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declension

Words Starting With D and Ending With N

Starts With D & Ends With NStarts With DE & Ends With NStarts With D & Ends With ON

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10 Letter Words10 Letter Words Starting With D10 Letter Words Ending With N