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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
decadence /ˈdɛkəd(ə)ns/

▶noun

1 the process or manifestation of moral or cultural decline.

2 luxurious self-indulgence.

– origin C16: from Fr. décadence, from med. L. decadentia; rel. to decay.

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