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Decliner

Description:

A decliner is a person or thing that declines, refuse, or decreases in value, quantity, quality, or importance. Additionally, in grammar, a decliner refers to a word that undergoes inflection or declension to indicate its grammatical case, gender, number, or other attributes.

Senses and Usages:

1. Person or Thing that Declines/Decreases:

A decliner can refer to an individual or an object that experiences a decrease or deterioration in various aspects such as value, quantity, or quality.

• Example Sentence 1: The decliner in sales forced the company to reconsider its marketing strategy.
• Example Sentence 2: The decliner in his academic performance worried his parents.
2. Word Undergoing Inflection in Grammar:

In grammar, a decliner is a word that is modified or inflected to express grammatical attributes like case, gender, number, or tense.

• Example Sentence 1: In Latin, the noun "puella" (girl) is a decliner, changing its form depending on its role in the sentence.
• Example Sentence 2: English pronouns such as "he" or "she" also act as decliners, adapting based on the subject or object they represent.

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