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   declension

   /dɪˈklɛnʃn/

   noun

   • 1. (in the grammar of Latin, Greek, and certain other languages) the variation of the form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, by which its grammatical case, number, and gender are identified.
   • ▪ the class to which a noun or adjective is assigned according to the manner of this variation: "this declension involves only two endings, a nominative and an oblique"
   • 2. a condition of decline or moral deterioration: archaic "the declension of the new generation"

   Word Origin late Middle Englishdeclinson, from Old French declinaison, from decliner ‘to decline’. The change in the ending was probably due to association with words such as ascension.

   Derivatives

   • 1. declensional adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • C

     3

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • S

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

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