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degringolades

degringolades is the plural of degringolade.

Meaning of degringolade

Noun

degringolade (plural degringolades)

  1. A rapid decline or deterioration; a tumble.
    • The dégringolade of Kitty Bell is forever linked to the name of Marie Dorval, the actress (and Vigny's mistress) for whom the play was written.1995, Peter Brooks, The melodramatic imagination, →ISBN, page 73

Questions about degringolades

What is degringolades the plural of?
Degringolades is the plural of degringolade.

Words near degringolades in the dictionary

  1. degrime
  2. degrimed
  3. degrimes
  4. degriming
  5. degringolade
  6. degringolades
  7. degrit
  8. degrits
  9. degritted
  10. degritter
  11. degritters

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