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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 length
10
Starts with
D
Ends with
N
Contains
EC
Scrabble score
13

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Pronunciation

dɪˈklɛn.ʃən

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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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The first declension in Latin

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