wane

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Noun

1. A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.
2. The lunar phase during which the sun seems to illuminate less of the moon as its sunlit area becomes progressively smaller as visible from Earth.
3. The end of a period.
   • Wane siding on a cabin at S.B. Elliott State Park
4. A rounded corner caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.

Verb

1. To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.
2. For light to dim or diminish in strength.
3. For the Moon to pass through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible.
4. Said of a time period that comes to an end.
5. To decrease physically in size, amount, numbers or surface.
6. To cause to decrease.

Noun

1. A child.

Noun

1. A house or dwelling.

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