Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DE-CLINE'
DE-CLINE', n.
Literally, a leaning from: hence, a falling off; a tendency to a worse state; diminution or decay; deterioration; as, the decline of life; the decline of strength; the decline of virtue and religion; the decline of revenues; the decline of agriculture, commerce or manufactures; the decline of learning.
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