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decadency

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dec⋅a⋅dence

  [dek-uh-duhns, di-keyd-ns]
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–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.
Also, dec⋅a⋅den⋅cy  [dek-uh-duhn-see, di-keyd-n-] .

Origin:
1540–50; < MF < ML dēcadentia, equiv. to LL dēcadent- (s. of dēcadēns), prp. of dēcadere to fall away (de- de- +cad(ere) to fall + -ent- -ent ) + -ia n. suffix; see -ence

Synonyms:
1. degeneration, retrogression, decline.
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dec·a·den·cy   (děk'ə-dən-sē, dĭ-kād'n-)   
n.  Decadence.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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