Meaning of SUBSIDENCE
| Pronunciation: | | sub'sIdns
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | cave in, remission, remittal, settling, subsiding |
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| | See Also: | | abatement, collapse, hiatus, reprieve, resolution, respite, sinking, suspension | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Definition: | | - The settling of an area of land due to the decomposition of organic material in the soil, the removal of groundwater, or other reasons.
- The gradual settling or sinking of an area with little or no horizontal motion.
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