De*ca"dent (?), a. Decaying; deteriorating.
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De*ca"dent (?), n. One that is
decadent, or deteriorating; esp., one characterized by, or exhibiting,
the qualities of those who are degenerating to a lower type; --
specif. applied to a certain school of modern French
writers.
The decadents and ęsthetes, and certain
types of realists. C. L. Dana.
The business men of a great State allow their State to
be represented in Congress by "decadents". The
Century.
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