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declination vs declension

declension vs declination

declination and declension both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
declination Yes No No No
declension Yes No No No
As nouns, declination and declension are synonyms defined as:
  • declination and declension: a downward slope or bend
Other synonyms of declination include decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall.
declination (noun) declension (noun)
a polite refusal of an invitation a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere a downward slope or bend
a downward slope or bend process of changing to an inferior state
a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
Difference between declination and declension

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