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decline
Verb
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If something declines, it goes down in number, quality, slope, or value.
The Australian dollar has declined 3% against the Euro.
The number of students studying foreign languages continues to decline.
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If someone declines an offer, they do not accept it.
We asked Josh to come with us to the restaurant, but he declined.
decline
Noun
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A decline happens when the number, quality, slope, or value of something goes down.
There has been a 3% decline in the Australian dollar against the Euro.
Every year we see a larger decline in the number of students studying foreign languages.
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A decline is a hill or line that goes down.
The truck crashed after picking up too much speed on the decline.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
roman
Adjective
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Text that is roman is upright (not slanted or italic).
Roman
Proper noun
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A person from Rome or the Roman Empire.
Roman
Adjective
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From the city of Rome.
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From the Roman Empire.
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Similar to something from Rome or the Roman Empire.
empire
Noun
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An empire is a large country that has taken control of many other countries.
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An empire is a country led by an emperor or empress.
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An empire is a large amount of property and power that a person might have.
No mater how rich he got, he kept trying to build his empire bigger.