n. 1 moral or cultural deterioration, esp. after a peak or culmination of achievement. 2 decadent behaviour; a state of decadence.
[ F décadence f. med.L decadentia f. decadere DECAY ]
n. 1 moral or cultural deterioration, esp. after a peak or culmination of achievement. 2 decadent behaviour; a state of decadence.
[ F décadence f. med.L decadentia f. decadere DECAY ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012