"declensionist" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈklɛnʃənɪst/ [UK] Forms: more declensionist [comparative], most declensionist [superlative]
Etymology: declension + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|declension|ist}} declension + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj}} declensionist (comparative more declensionist, superlative most declensionist)
  1. Tending to show decline. Related terms: declensionism
    Sense id: en-declensionist-en-adj-QD8vukOD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 71 29

Noun

IPA: /dɪˈklɛnʃənɪst/ [UK] Forms: declensionists [plural]
Etymology: declension + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|declension|ist}} declension + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} declensionist (plural declensionists)
  1. One offering a narrative of decline.
    Sense id: en-declensionist-en-noun-cnG-axdV

Inflected forms

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