descension
AmericanEtymology
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
Example Sentences
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Now, after 1,016 yards allowed in just two weeks and fighting on the bench to offer evidence of descension, there’s reason to wonder whether those four straight wins represented real, structural progress.
From Washington Post • Dec. 27, 2021
The irony is of course that I think David Brent’s dark descension and eventual redemption made him all the more compelling.
From Time • Nov. 9, 2011
It marks a descension from the higher plane reached by the vigorous pioneers who planted and reared our social tree.
From With Edge Tools by Chatfield-Taylor, H. C. (Hobart Chatfield)
The inclination of the cylinder, which is variable, promotes the gradual descension of the ore from the higher to the lower end.
From Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students by Johnson, J. C. F. (Joseph Colin Frances)
Officially, the grade is an average of 4.2; practically, it is likened to a balloon descension by means of a parachute.
From The Night Operator by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)
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