Declension (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. Grammar.
    • the inflection of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives for categories such as case and number.
    • the whole set of inflected forms of such a word, or the recital thereof in a fixed order.
    • a class of such words having similar sets of inflected forms: the Latin second declension.
  2. an act or instance of declining.
  3. a bending, sloping, or moving downward: land with a gentle declension toward the sea.
  4. deterioration; decline.
  5. deviation, as from a standard.
noun
  1. grammar
    • inflection of nouns, pronouns, or adjectives for case, number, and gender
    • the complete set of the inflections of such a word
  2. a decline or deviation from a standard, belief, etc
  3. a downward slope or bend
Declension (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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