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wane
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wane
v.
diminish; decline; ebb, subside, dwindle; approach the end (of life, a period, etc.)
n.
decreasing in brightness (of the moon); descent, lessening; approaching of the end (of a period of life, etc.)
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WANE
Wane may refer to:
- Shaun Wane (born 1964), English rugby league footballer and coach
- Taylor Wane (born 1968), British pornographic actress and model
- WANE-TV, a television station (channel 15) licensed to Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
- Wax and Wane, 1982 song from Garlands album by Scottish band Cocteau Twins
- Wax and Wane, song from NZ/NYC musician David Watson's 'new music' composition for pipe bands, see: Bagpipes in jazz
- Wane is the rounded edge on a piece of lumber.
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wane
Noun
1. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
(synonym) ebb, ebbing
(hypernym) decline, diminution
(derivation) decline, go down
Verb
1. grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"
(synonym) decline, go down
(hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
(hyponym) dip
(derivation) ebb, ebbing
2. become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned"
(antonym) wax, mount, climb, rise
(hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
(derivation) waning
3. decrease in phase; "the moon is waning"
(antonym) wax, full
(hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
(derivation) ebb, ebbing
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wane
v.
slábnout; ubývat
n.
na ústupu
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wane
Czas.
maleć; słabnąć; ubywać
