Thesaurus: subsidence

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1. n. Alt. of Subsidency
2. n. an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
3. n. a gradual sinking to a lower level
4. n. the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
5. The act or process of subsiding. The subdual or subsidence of the more violent passions. Bp. Warburton.
6. n:100 n an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) n a gradual sinking to a lower level n the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it