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Webster 1913 Edition
Decidence
Dec′i-dence
,Noun.
[L.
decidens
falling off.] A falling off.
[R.]
Sir T. Browne.
Webster 1828 Edition
Decidence
DECI'DENCE
,Noun.
DECI'DER, n. One who determines a cause or contest.
DECI'DING, ppr. Determing; ending; concluding.
DECID'UOUS, a. [L. to fall.] Falling; not perennial or permanent. In botany, a deciduous leaf is one which falls in autumn; a deciduous calyx, is that which falls after the corol opens; distinguished from permanent.
DECID'UOUSNESS, n. The quality of falling once a year.
DEC'IGRAM, n. A French weight of one tenth of a gram.
DE'CIL, n. An aspect or position of two planets, when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac.
DEC'ILITER, n. A French measure of capacity equal to one tenth of a liter.
Definition 2024
decidence
decidence
English
Noun
decidence
- A falling off.
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