décadence

See also: decadence

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin or Late Latin decadentia, from decadēns, present participle of decadō (whence the verb déchoir), from de- + cadō (to fall).

Doublet of déchéance, naturally inherited from the same Latin root.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.ka.dɑ̃s/

Noun

décadence f (plural décadences)

  1. decadence (state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration)
  2. decline, decay (deterioration of condition)

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