CONDESCENSION
\kˌɒndɪsˈɛnʃən], \kˌɒndɪsˈɛnʃən], \k_ˌɒ_n_d_ɪ_s_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of CONDESCENSION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of condescending; voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors.
By Oddity Software
By Daniel Lyons
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Act of condescending; courtesy to inferiors.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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n. Voluntary descent from rank, dignity, or just claims; —a kindly and considerate bearing towards inferiors; deference to their wishes or prejudices, and readiness to serve them.
By Thomas Sheridan
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