décadence
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See also: decadence
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
décadence f (plural décadences)
- decadence (state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration)
- decline, decay (deterioration of condition)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “décadence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.