Associations to the word «Declension»

Wiktionary

DECLENSION, noun. (grammar) The act of declining a word; the act of listing the inflections of a noun, pronoun or adjective in order.
DECLENSION, noun. (grammar) A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.

Dictionary definition

DECLENSION, noun. The inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages.
DECLENSION, noun. Process of changing to an inferior state.
DECLENSION, noun. A downward slope or bend.
DECLENSION, noun. A class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms; "the first declension in Latin".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.