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dec⋅a⋅dence
[dek-uh-duh
ns, di-keyd-ns]
–noun
| 1. | the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; deterioration; decay: Some historians hold that the fall of Rome can be attributed to internal decadence. |
| 2. | moral degeneration or decay; turpitude. |
| 3. | unrestrained or excessive self-indulgence. |
| 4. | (often initial capital letter ) the decadent movement in literature. |
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Decadence
De*ca"dence\, Decadency \De*ca"den*cy\, n. [LL. decadentia; L. de- + cadere to fall: cf. F. d['e]cadence. See Decay.] A falling away; decay; deterioration; declension. "The old castle, where the family lived in their decadence." --Sir W. Scott.
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Language Translation for : decadence
Spanish:
decadencia,
German:
der Niedergang,
Japanese:
退廃
decadence
1549, from M.Fr. decadence (1413), from M.L. decadentia "decay," from decadentem (nom. decadens) "decaying," prp. of decadere "to decay," from L. de- "apart, down" + cadere "to fall" (see case (1)). Used of periods in art since 1852, on Fr. model. Decadent is from 1837.
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decadence
a period of decline or deterioration of art or literature that follows an era of great achievement. Examples include the Silver Age of Latin literature, which began about AD 18 following the end of the Golden Age, and the Decadent movement at the end of the 19th century in France and England.
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