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declension

noun

a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
D
Ends with
N
Contains
ECLENSIO
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

dɪˈklɛn.ʃən

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms

    “the first declension in Latin”

noun

  1. a downward slope or bend

noun

  1. process of changing to an inferior state

noun

  1. the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages

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Example Sentences

the first declension in Latin

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