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| dec·a·dence [ dékəd'nss ] or dec·a·den·cy [ dékəd'nsee ] |
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1. process of civilization's decline: a process of decline or decay in a society, especially in its morals
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2. state of decline: the condition of a civilization in decline
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3. immorality: a state of uninhibited immoral self-indulgence
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| [Mid-16th century. Via French décadence< medieval Latin decadentia< Latin decidere "fall down or away" (see decay)] |
