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French
Etymology
From déchoir + -ance, possibly corresponding to Late Latin decadentia, from decadēns, present participle of decadō, from Latin de + cadō. Doublet of décadence, borrowed from Latin.
Pronunciation
Noun
déchéance f (plural déchéances)
- decay
- downfall
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