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de⋅scen⋅sion
/
dɪˈsɛn
ʃən
/
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di-
sen
-sh
uh
n
]
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–noun
1.
Astrology
.
the part of the zodiac in which the influence of a planet is weakest.
Compare
exaltation
(
def. 6
)
.
2.
descent.
Origin:
1350–1400;
ME
descensioun
< OF
descension
< L
dēscēnsiōn-
(s. of
dēscēnsiō
), equiv. to
dēscēns
(
us
) (ptp. of
dēscendere
to
descend
) +
-iōn-
-ion
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[di-sen-shuh
n] 