Declension and Lean

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Declension noun - A downward slope.

Usage example: from this region to the seacoast there's a gentle declension of the landscape

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Lean is an antonym for declension.

Nearby Word: declensional

Lean noun - The degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon.

Usage example: the wall has enough of a lean that we can't set a bookcase against it

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Declension is an antonym for lean.

Nearby Words: leaning, leaned, leanness, leant

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