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Definition of: declension

(di·klenshən) noun
1. Gram. a The inflection of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives to indicate case, number, and gender. b A class of words similarly inflected: Stella and nauta are Latin nouns of the first declension.
2. Decline: deterioration.
3. The act of declining.
4. A slope; incline. [<L declinatio, -onis <declinare. See DECLINE.]
—de·clen′sion·al
adjective

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second declension
third declension
first declension
fourth declension
latin declension
weak declension
declension adjectives
declension nouns
declension system
fifth declension
strong declension
dutch declension
declension class
declension classes
adjectival declension

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