Decline

Decline / noun or verb :

First Page Mentioned (By Name) : ch. “Empty and in the Dark” – pg. 57

From the Latin ' declinare ', meaning to avoid, deviate, lower, the meaning of decline has changed little. Someone may decline an invitation to a party, or see the decline of a slope on a hill has a particularly sharp grade.

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