Akademik

decline
1. noun /dəˈklɑɪn/
a) Downward movement, fall.

It is also pertinent to note that the current obvious decline in work on holarctic hepatics most surely reflects a current obsession with cataloging and with nomenclature of the organisms—as divorced from their study as living entities.

b) A sloping downward, e.g. of a hill or road.
Ant: incline
2. verb /dəˈklɑɪn/
a) To move downwards, to fall, to drop.

The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001.

b) To become weaker or worse.

My health declined in winter.


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