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declensionism

UK/dɪˈklɛnʃənɪzəm/

declensionism noun: a belief in a declining trend in a history.

Noun

declensionism (uncountable)

  1. A belief in a declining trend in a history.
    • By breaking free of it, historians could shed the dualisms that now entrap them, and escape the declensionism - the longing for the lost alternative2002, Melvyn Stokes, The state of U.S. history, page 74

Origin of declensionism

From declension + -ism.

Questions about declensionism

What does declensionism mean?
Declensionism means a belief in a declining trend in a history.
What part of speech is declensionism?
Declensionism is a noun.
How do you pronounce declensionism?
Declensionism is pronounced /dɪˈklɛnʃənɪzəm/ (UK).

Words near declensionism in the dictionary

  1. declensed
  2. declenses
  3. declensing
  4. declension
  5. declensional
  6. declensionism
  7. declensionist
  8. declensionists
  9. declensions
  10. Declercq
  11. Declercqs

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