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单词 declinature
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declinature

[ dih-klahy-nuh-cher, -choor ]
/ dɪˈklaɪ nə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər /

noun

the act of refusing.

Origin of declinature

1630–40; alteration of earlier declinatour, influenced by Latin dēclīnātūra.See declination, -ure

Words nearby declinature

declensional, declinable, declinate, declination, declinatory, declinature, decline, declinometer, declive, declivitous, declivity
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Example sentences from the Web for declinature

  • But suppose that Russia should make this declinature a casus belli with Turkey,—what then?

    Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 66, No 409, November 1849|Various
  • Dr. Livingstone very naturally understood this as a declinature of his proposals.

    The Personal Life Of David Livingstone|William Garden Blaikie
  • For his declinature was not a rude rejection of an honour deemed essentially false and vain.

    The Expositor's Bible: The Second Book of Samuel|W. G. Blaikie
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