declinature

[dih-klahy-nuh-cher, -choor]

de·clin·a·ture

[dih-klahy-nuh-cher, -choor]
noun
the act of refusing.

Origin:
1630–40; alteration of earlier declinatour, influenced by Latin dēclīnātūra. See declination, -ure
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Declinature is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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