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Subsidence

Subsidence Meaning & Definition
Subsidence Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Subsidence?

[n] the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
[n] a gradual sinking to a lower level
[n] an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Subsidence: cave in | remission | remittal | settling | subsiding

Related Terms | Find terms related to Subsidence:

See Also | abatement | collapse | hiatus | reprieve | resolution | respite | sinking | suspension

Subsidence In Webster's Dictionary

\Sub*sid"ence\, Subsidency \Sub*sid"en*cy\, n. [L. subsidens, -entis, p. pr. of subsidere. See {Subside}.] The act or process of subsiding. The subdual or subsidence of the more violent passions. --Bp. Warburton.

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