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  • 1Decline — De*cline , n. [F. d[ e]clin. See {Decline}, v. i.] 1. A falling off; a tendency to a worse state; diminution or decay; deterioration; also, the period when a thing is tending toward extinction or a less perfect state; as, the decline of life; the …

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  • 2decline — [dē klīn′, diklīn′] vi. declined, declining [ME declinen < OFr decliner, to bend, turn aside < L declinare, to bend from, inflect < de , from (see DE ) + clinare, to bend: see LEAN1] 1. to bend, turn, or slope downward or aside 2. a) …

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  • 3decline — de•cline [[t]dɪˈklaɪn[/t]] v. clined, clin•ing, n. 1) to withhold or deny consent to do; refuse 2) to refuse with courtesy 3) to cause to slope or incline downward 4) gram. to recite or display the inflected forms of (a noun, pronoun, or… …

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  • 4life cycle — The term is first recorded in 1873 in its biological meaning ‘the series of changes in the life of an organism’, and this is the only meaning given in the current edition (2006) of the Concise Oxford Dictionary. During the course of the 20c,… …

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  • 5Life as We Know It (REO Speedwagon album) — Life As We Know It (CD) =Life as we know it is the 12th studio album by REO Speedwagon. It was a decline in salesfor them, but it managed to chart and get some minor hit singles such as, That Ain t Love and In My Dreams Track listing1. New Way To …

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  • 6Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology       In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …

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  • 7Decline of Buddhism in India — Part of a series on Buddhism Outline · Portal History Timeline · Councils …

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  • 8Decline in amphibian populations — The Golden toad of Monteverde, Costa Rica, was among the first casualties of amphibian declines. Formerly abundant, it was last seen in 1989. Dramatic declines in amphibian populations, including population crashes and mass localized extinctions …

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  • 9Decline of the Roman Empire — This article is about the historiography of the decline of the Roman Empire. For a description of events, see Roman Empire. For the book by Edward Gibbon, see The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. For the film, see The Fall of… …

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  • 10Decline and fall of Pedro II of Brazil — Emperor Pedro II in 1887 This article is part of a series related to Pedro II of Brazil …

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