declension

Pronunciation: /dɪˈklɛn.ʃən/

The English word “declension” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

A falling off, decay or descent.
The act of declining a word; the act of listing the inflections of a noun, pronoun or adjective in order.
The product of that act; a list of declined forms.
A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.

From late Middle English declinson, from Middle French declinaison (Modern French: déclinaison), from Latin dēclīnātiō. Doublet of declination.

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