Hypertext Webster Gateway: "decadence"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
decadence
n : the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
[syn: {degeneracy}, {degeneration}, {decadency}]
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