Dictionary Check: subsidence

"subsidence" is a valid word!

Scrabble 15 points
Words with Friends 19 points

Definition

noun

an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)

Example: "his cancer is in remission"
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noun

a gradual sinking to a lower level

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noun

the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it

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