Declensionist
//dɪˈklɛnʃənɪst// adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 One offering a narrative of decline.
"A second oppositional narrative to the dominant interpretation might be added, that of the declensionists."
Adjective
- 1 Tending to show decline.
"As in Cole's work. the plot becomes declensionist, beginning with the race of demigods and ending in the contemporary iron age"
Example
More examples"A second oppositional narrative to the dominant interpretation might be added, that of the declensionists."
Etymology
From declension + -ist.
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