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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Decadens, n. [OF. and e.m.E. (1623) decadence, med. L. decadentia.] Decay, decline. —1549 Compl. 71/10.
Quhilk is the cause that my triumphant stait is succumbit in decadens
