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Definition of: declension
(di·klen′shən) 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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