descending

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Synonyms: ascending, descendant, desponding, descendent, rescinding, defending, depending, distending, descanting, reascending, scending

Antonyms: ascending, descendant, desponding, descendent, rescinding, defending, depending, distending, descanting, reascending, scending

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Verb

1. {{infl of|en|descend||ing-form}}

Adjective

1. [[move|Moving]] or [[slope|sloping]] [[downwards]].
2. Ordered such that each [[element]] is [[less than]] or [[equal]] to the previous element. {{q|of a [[sequence]]}}
3. {{lb|en|music}} Becoming [[lower]] in [[pitch]].

Noun

1. A [[descent]].

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