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fall, declivity, descent, declination, declension, decline, downslope | a downward slope or bend | |
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declination, regrets | a polite refusal of an invitation | |
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decline, declination | a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state | |
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declination, celestial latitude, dec | [in astronomy] the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere |