declin

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === decline, declyn, declyne === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French declin, from decliner (“to bend”); see declinen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɛˈkliːn/, /dɛːˈkliːn/ === Noun === declin (uncountable) Decline or deterioration; a fall in conditions. (rare) Escape, retreat (from a situation) (rare) The setting of the sun or a star. ==== Descendants ==== English: decline === References === “dēclīn, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Occitan == === Pronunciation === === Noun === declin m (plural declins) decline [from the 12th century] ==== Related terms ==== declinar === References === == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French déclin. === Noun === declin n (plural declinuri) decline, waning ==== Declension ====