population-declining
|pop-u-la-tion-de-clin-ing|
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/ˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃən dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/
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/ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/
decreasing population
Etymology
'population-declining' is a compound word formed from 'population' and 'declining'. 'Population' originates from Latin 'populatio', meaning 'people', and 'declining' comes from Latin 'declinare', meaning 'to bend down or away'.
'Population' evolved from the Latin 'populatio' through Old French 'populacion', and 'declining' evolved from Latin 'declinare' through Old French 'decliner'.
Initially, 'population' referred to 'a group of people', and 'declining' meant 'bending down'. Over time, 'declining' evolved to mean 'decreasing', leading to the modern meaning of 'population-declining'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
describing a situation where the number of people in a given area is decreasing.
The town is facing a population-declining crisis due to migration to urban areas.
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Last updated: 2025/05/11 20:56