declension

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noun

1. the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
• Derivationally related forms:
decline
• Hypernyms:
inflection, inflexion
• Member Meronyms:
noun
2. process of changing to an inferior state
• Syn:
deterioration, decline in quality, worsening
• Derivationally related forms:
worsen (for: worsening), decline, deteriorate (for: deterioration)
• Hypernyms:
decline, diminution
• Hyponyms:
slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off
3. a downward slope or bend
• Syn:
descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, downslope
• Ant:
ascent (for: descent)
• Derivationally related forms:
decline, decline (for: declination), decline (for: decline), fall (for: fall), declivitous (for: declivity)
• Hypernyms:
slope, incline, side
• Hyponyms:
downhill, steep
4. a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms
- the first declension in Latin
• Derivationally related forms:
decline
• Hypernyms:
class, category, family

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, downslope, deterioration, decline in quality, worsening
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade