Synonyms for declension

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dih-klen-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈklɛn ʃən

Définition of declension

Origin : mid-15c., ultimately from Latin declinationem (nominative declinatio), noun of action from past participle stem of declinare (see decline); perhaps via French; "the form is irregular, and its history obscure" [OED].

noun deterioration

Example sentences :

A verb is a word capable of declension and conjugation also.
Extract from : « A Handbook of the English Language » by Robert Gordon Latham

Squire Gregory carried on the declension, not without pride.
Extract from : « The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete » by George Meredith

Whence came the declension of their empire, but from the neglect of arms?
Extract from : « The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia » by Voltaire

The purposes of declension are answered by particles and prepositions.
Extract from : « The Indian in his Wigwam » by Henry R. Schoolcraft

How long have you been working at the first declension in the Latin grammar, Jamie?
Extract from : « In the Roar of the Sea » by Sabine Baring-Gould

The declension will be gradual, but it will be perfectly steady.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, No. 411, January 1850 » by Various

This is answered in the negative, by a load of debt, and the declension of trade.
Extract from : « Pamphlets On The Constitution Of The United States » by Various

The good Maxime does not know a declension, but that does not matter.
Extract from : « Bouvard and Pcuchet, part 2 » by Gustave Flaubert

In the same way there is no declension of the pronoun for case.
Extract from : « The American Language » by Henry L. Mencken

Hence, declension begins with the formation of the plural number.
Extract from : « Opuscula » by Robert Gordon Latham

Antonyms for declension

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