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declination

Main Entry:: dec·li·na·tion
Pronunciation:: \ˌde-klə-ˈnā-shən\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English declinacioun, from Middle French declination, from Latin declination-, declinatio angle of the heavens, turning aside
Date:: 14th century

1 : angular distance north or south from the celestial equator measured along a great circle passing through the celestial poles 2 : a turning aside or swerving 3 : deterioration <moral declination> 4 : a bending downward : inclination 5 : a formal refusal 6 : the angle formed between a magnetic needle and the geographical meridian

— dec·li·na·tion·al

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\-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective

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