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English noun: subsidence | |||
| 1. | subsidence (event) an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) | ||
| Samples | His cancer is in remission. | ||
| Synonyms | remission, remittal | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abatement, hiatus, reprieve, respite, suspension | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | resolution | ||
| 2. | subsidence (event) a gradual sinking to a lower level | ||
| Synonyms | settling, subsiding | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sinking | ||
| 3. | subsidence (event) the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it | ||
| Synonyms | cave in | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | collapse | ||
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