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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gamsu
"벌의 개체 수 감소는 생태계에 경고입니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A gradual and continuous loss of strength, numbers, quality, or value.
"The decline in bee populations is alarming for the ecosystem."
- 1
To refuse to accept or agree to something.
"She decided to decline the job offer after careful consideration."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'decline' originates from the Latin 'declinare', meaning 'to bend down' or 'to turn aside'. It evolved through Old French 'decliner' before entering Middle English in the late 14th century, where it took on the meanings of 'to refuse' and 'to diminish'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Decline" is said worldwide
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Déclin
Transliteration: deklɛ̃
"Le déclin des abeilles est alarmant pour l'écosystème."
Rückgang
Transliteration: ˈʁʏkˌɡaŋ
"Der Rückgang der Bienenpopulationen ist alarmierend für das Ökosystem."
Declino
Transliteration: deˈklino
"Il declino delle popolazioni di api è allarmante per l'ecosistema."
Declive
Transliteration: deˈklive
"El declive de las poblaciones de abejas es alarmante para el ecosistema."
Declínio
Transliteration: deˈklini.u
"O declínio das populações de abelhas é alarmante para o ecossistema."
अवरोध
Transliteration: avrodh
"मधुमक्खियों की जनसंख्या में अवरोध पारिस्थितिकी के लिए चिंताजनक है।"
下降
Transliteration: xiàjiàng
"蜜蜂种群的下降对生态系统是一个警告。"
감소
Transliteration: gamsu
"벌의 개체 수 감소는 생태계에 경고입니다."
減少
Transliteration: genshō
"蜂の個体数の減少は生態系に警告を発しています。"
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