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decence

decence noun: decency.

Noun

decence

  1. (obsolete) decency
    • When the Decence and Convenience of a thing is considered, we should attribute much to the Wisdom of Authority1683, William Clagett, An Answer to the Dissenters Objections Against the Common
    • What with more decence were in silence kept, And but for this unjust Reproach had slept?1697, Virgil, “The Tenth Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC

Questions about decence

What does decence mean?
Decence means decency.
What part of speech is decence?
Decence is a noun.

Words near decence in the dictionary

  1. decemvirship
  2. decenal
  3. decenals
  4. decenaries
  5. decenary
  6. decence
  7. decencies
  8. decency
  9. decene
  10. decener
  11. deceners

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