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declension Definition


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declension
noun
    1. In certain languages, eg Latin: any of various sets of different forms taken by nouns, adjectives or pronouns to indicate case, number and gender.
    2. The act of stating these forms. See also conjugation, decline 4.
    3. Any group of nouns or adjectives showing the same pattern of forms.
Etymology: 16c: from French, from Latin declinatio bending aside.



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