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descension

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[dih-sen-shuhn] / dɪˈsɛn ʃən /

noun

  1. Astrology. the part of the zodiac in which the influence of a planet is weakest.

  2. descent.

Etymology

Origin of descension

1350–1400; Middle English descensioun < Old French descension < Latin dēscēnsiōn- (stem of dēscēnsiō ), equivalent to dēscēns ( us ) (past participle of dēscendere to descend ) + -iōn- -ion

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