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descension

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di sen′shən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•scen•sion  (di sen′shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Astrologythe part of the zodiac in which the influence of a planet is weakest. Cf. exaltation (def. 6).
  2. descent.
  • Latin dēscēnsiōn- (stem of dēscēnsiō), equivalent. to dēscēns(us) (past participle of dēscendere to descend) + -iōn- -ion
  • Old French descension
  • Middle English descensioun 1350–1400

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