declension
11declension — UK [dɪˈklenʃ(ə)n] / US [dɪˈklenʃən] noun Word forms declension : singular declension plural declensions linguistics 1) [uncountable] the process by which the form of nouns, adjectives, or pronouns changes in some languages depending on their… …
12declension — de•clen•sion [[t]dɪˈklɛn ʃən[/t]] n. 1) gram. a) the inflection of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives for categories such as case and number b) the whole set of inflected forms of such a word, or the recital thereof in a fixed order c) a class of… …
13declension — /dəˈklɛnʃən / (say duh klenshuhn) noun 1. Grammar a. the inflection of nouns, and of words similarly inflected, for categories such as case and number. For example (Latin): puella, puellam, puellae, puellae, etc. b. the whole set of inflected… …
14Declension of the needle — Declension De*clen sion, n. [Apparently corrupted fr. F. d[ e]clinaison, fr. L. declinatio, fr. declinare. See {Decline}, and cf. {Declination}.] 1. The act or the state of declining; declination; descent; slope. [1913 Webster] The declension of… …
15declension — noun Etymology: Middle English declenson, modification of Middle French declinaison, from Latin declination , declinatio grammatical inflection, turning aside, from declinare to inflect, turn aside Date: 15th century 1. a. noun …
16declension — См. declinazione …
17declension — Synonyms and related words: IC analysis, abnegation, accidence, affix, affixation, allomorph, bound morpheme, cascade, catabasis, cataract, chute, collapse, comedown, conjugation, contradiction, crash, cutting, debacle, debasement, decadence,… …
18declension — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Descent to a lower level or condition: atrophy, decadence, declination, decline, degeneracy, degeneration, deterioration. See BETTER …
19declension — de|clen|sion [dıˈklenʃən] n [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: déclinaison, from Latin declinare to turn aside, inflect ] 1.) the set of various forms that a noun, ↑pronoun, or adjective can have according to whether it is the ↑subject, ↑object… …
20declension — de|clen|sion [ dı klenʃən ] noun LINGUISTICS 1. ) uncount the process by which the form of nouns, adjectives, or pronouns changes in some languages depending on their relationship to other words in a sentence 2. ) count a group of nouns,… …
