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decadence.

A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɛkədəns/UK
  1. A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay

    countable · uncountable
  2. The quality of being luxuriously self-indulgent.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From French décadence, from Medieval Latin decadentia (“decay”), from *decadens (“decaying”), present participle of *decadere (“to decay”); see decay.

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