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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French declinaison, from Latin dēclīnātiōnem. By surface analysis, décliner + -aison.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.kli.nɛ.zɔ̃/ ~ /de.kli.ne.zɔ̃/
Noun
déclinaison f (plural déclinaisons)
- (grammar) declension (inflection of a noun, pronoun or adjective)
- Antonym: conjugaison
- declination
- variation, variant
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