DECADENCE


Meaning of DECADENCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈde-kə-dən(t)s also ]

di-ˈkā- noun

Etymology: Middle French, from Medieval Latin decadentia, from Late Latin decadent-, decadens, present participle of decadere to fall, sink — more at decay

Date: 1530

1. : the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent

2. : a period of decline

Synonyms: see deterioration

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