Meaning & use
Declension
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The variation of the form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective according to its case, number, or gender, or the class into which such words fall.
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Latin nouns are grouped into five declensions.
Students memorized the declension patterns before the grammar exam.
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Chiefly a grammar term used for languages with rich case systems, such as Latin, Greek, German, and Russian.
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