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[syn: degeneracy, degeneration, decadence, decadency]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Decadence \De*ca"dence\, Decadency \De*ca"den*cy\, n. [LL.
decadentia; L. de- + cadere to fall: cf. F. d['e]cadence. See
Decay.]
A falling away; decay; deterioration; declension. "The old
castle, where the family lived in their decadence." --Sir W.
Scott.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
decadency
n 1: the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
[syn: degeneracy, degeneration, decadence,
decadency]